Henrique Salas Römer
Henrique Salas Römer | |
|---|---|
Salas in 2018 | |
| 56th Governor of Carabobo | |
| In office 23 January 1990 – 23 January 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Pablo González |
| Succeeded by | Henrique Salas Feo |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Carabobo State | |
| In office 23 January 1984 – 23 January 1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 April 1936 |
| Party | Proyecto Venezuela |
| Other political affiliations | Copei (1989–1998) |
| Spouse | Raiza Salas Römer |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Profession | Politician, Economist |
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Henrique Salas Römer (born 17 April 1936) is a Venezuelan economist, politically active in Venezuela since 1983.
In 1989, he was elected governor of his home state Carabobo and re-elected in 1992. In 1998, he ran for the presidency of Venezuela as the candidate of Project Venezuela, a national party developing out of Römer's regional Project Carabobo party. Four days before the election, the two main political parties in Venezuela at the time, COPEI and Democratic Action, switched their support to him. In the election, he was runner-up to Hugo Chávez, garnering 40% of the vote in a six-man race. As an outcome of his presidential campaign, he founded a new political organization, Proyecto Venezuela.