Juan Pablo Guanipa

Juan Pablo Guanipa
Guanipa in 2010
First Vice President of the National Assembly of Venezuela
In office
5 January 2020  5 January 2021
PresidentJuan Guaidó (disputed)
Preceded byEdgar Zambrano
Succeeded byIris Varela
Deputy of the National Assembly
for Zulia State
In office
5 January 2016  5 January 2021
Governor of Zulia
In office
15 October 2017 (2017-10-15)  26 October 2017 (2017-10-26)
Preceded byFrancisco Arias Cárdenas
Succeeded byMagdely Valbuena (interim)
Omar Prieto
Councilor of Maracaibo
In office
7 August 2005  8 December 2013
Deputy of the Legislative Council of Zulia
In office
23 January 1993  23 January 1996
Personal details
Born
Juan Pablo Isidoro Guanipa Villalobos

(1964-12-20) 20 December 1964
Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Political partyCopei (1983-1999)
Justice First (2003–present)
Alma materUniversity of Zulia
OccupationLawyer, politician

Juan Pablo Isidoro Guanipa Villalobos (born 20 December 1964) is a Venezuelan lawyer and politician who served as deputy and First Vice President of the National Assembly, leader of the Justice First political party and former governor of Zulia. He was a presidential candidate in the 2018 elections until boycott. Guanipa is the regional coordinator of the Justice First party in Zulia and chairs the Maracaibo Posible foundation.