Manuel Rosales
Manuel Rosales | |
|---|---|
| 34th Governor of Zulia | |
| In office 10 December 2021 – 11 June 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Omar Prieto |
| Succeeded by | Luis Caldera |
| In office 2 February 2000 – 23 November 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Germán Valero |
| Succeeded by | Pablo Pérez Álvarez |
| 55th Mayor of Maracaibo | |
| In office 1 December 2008 – 24 April 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Gian Carlo Di Martino |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Ponne (interim) |
| 53rd Mayor of Maracaibo | |
| In office 1996–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Fernando Chumaceiro |
| Succeeded by | Gian Carlo Di Martino |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1952 Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Zulia State, Venezuela |
| Political party | Un Nuevo Tiempo |
| Spouse | Eveling Trejo de Rosales |
| Profession | Politician/Teacher |
Manuel Antonio Rosales Guerrero (born 12 December 1952, in Santa Bárbara del Zulia) is a Venezuelan educator and politician, former governor of Zulia. He was the most prominent Venezuelan opposition candidate in the 2006 presidential election, losing to incumbent Hugo Chávez. He served as a congressman, mayor, and governor, but in April 2009, stepped down as Mayor of Maracaibo when he was charged with corruption in Venezuela and fled to Peru. Rosales denies the charges, and was granted political asylum in Peru. He was briefly the presidential candidate for Un Nuevo Tiempo in the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election, but he ended up suspending his candidacy.