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Luis Piñerúa Ordaz

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Luis Piñerúa Ordaz
Minister of Home Affairs of Venezuela
In office
1992–1992
PresidentCarlos Andrés Pérez
Preceded byCarmelo Lauría Lesseur
Minister of Home Affairs of Venezuela
In office
1974–1975
PresidentCarlos Andrés Pérez
Succeeded byOctavio Lepage
Governor of Monagas
In office
1960–1961
PresidentRómulo Betancourt
Personal details
Born(1924-04-20)20 April 1924
Güiria, Venezuela
Died8 February 2001(2001-02-08) (aged 76)
Caracas, Venezuela
Professionpolitician
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Luis María Piñerúa Ordaz (20 April 1924[citation needed] - 8 February 2001[1]) was the Democratic Action presidential candidate in the 1978 Venezuelan general election, losing to COPEI's Luis Herrera Campins. He held the post of Minister of Home Affairs of Venezuela in both the first presidency and second presidency of Carlos Andrés Pérez.

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) Rosa Aguilera Meneses, El Universal, 24 February 2001, Un adiós a Piñerúa
Party political offices
Preceded by AD presidential candidate
1978 (lost)
Succeeded by