Antonio Ledezma

Antonio Ledezma
Ledezma in 2018
3rd Metropolitan Mayor of Caracas
In office
1 December 2008  19 February 2015
Preceded byJuan Barreto
Succeeded byHelen Fernández
4th Mayor of Libertador Municipality
In office
23 January 1996  30 July 2000
Preceded byAristóbulo Istúriz
Succeeded byFreddy Bernal
Member of the Senate of Venezuela
for Guárico State
In office
23 January 1994  23 January 1995
Governor of the Federal District
In office
13 January 1992  24 May 1993
PresidentCarlos Andrés Pérez
Preceded byVirgilio Ávila Vivas
Succeeded byCésar Rodríguez Berrizbeitía
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
for Guárico State
In office
23 January 1984  13 January 1992
Personal details
Born
Antonio José Ledezma Díaz

(1955-05-01) 1 May 1955
San Juan de los Morros, Guárico, Venezuela
Political partyDemocratic Action (1973-2000)
Fearless People's Alliance (2000–present)
SpouseMitzy Capriles
Children4
ResidenceCaracas
Alma materUniversidad Santa María
Universidad Metropolitana
AwardsSakharov Prize (2017)
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Antonio José Ledezma Díaz (born 1 May 1955) is a Venezuelan lawyer, opposition politician and former political prisoner. After unsuccessfully challenging for the leadership of Democratic Action in 1999, he founded a new party, the Fearless People's Alliance.