Luis Beltrán Prieto Figueroa
Luis Beltrán Prieto Figueroa | |
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| President of the Senate of Venezuela | |
| In office 1962–1967 | |
| President | Rómulo Betancourt Raúl Leoni |
| Preceded by | Raúl Leoni |
| Succeeded by | Luis Augusto Dubuc |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1902 La Asunción, Nueva Esparta |
| Died | 22 April 1993 (aged 91) Caracas, Venezuela |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Political party | Democratic Action, People's Electoral Movement |
| Profession | politician |
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Luis Beltrán Prieto Figueroa (14 March 1902 – 22 April 1993), was a Venezuelan politician. A founder of Democratic Action and minister of education in its first government (1947–1948), he was a leader of Democratic Action after the restoration of democracy in 1958. He split from Democratic Action in 1967 when it tried to prevent his victory in district-level primary elections for the 1968 presidential race translating into Prieto Figueroa winning the nomination. He and a substantial group of supporters split from AD and founded the People's Electoral Movement, which he led until his death.