José Vielma Mora

José Gregorio Vielma Mora
José Gregorio Vielma Mora
	José Vielma Mora in December 2017
46th Governor of Táchira
	In office; 2012–2017
Preceded by	César Pérez Vivas
Succeeded by	Laidy Gómez
Personal details
Born	October 26, 1964; San Cristóbal, Táchira State
Political party	United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV)

José Gregorio Vielma Mora (born 26 October 1964, San Cristóbal, Táchira)[1] was the former governor of the Venezuelan state of Táchira (2012-2017). He is a member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela.[2]

Election results

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
José Vielma Mora	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	248.788	54,00
César Pérez Vivas	COPEI	209.568	45,49
William Méndez	National Opinion	1.700	0,36
Manuel Rugeles	PORESTA	321	0,06
Rafael Escobar	NUVIPA	302	0,06
Invalid/blank votes		15.380	–
Total		476.074	100
Registered voters/turnout		826.821	57,57
Source: CNE

Sanctions

The Government of Canada sanctioned Vielma Mora in November 2017 as being someone who participated in "significant acts of corruption or who have been involved in serious violations of human rights".[3][4]

The United States sanctioned Vielma Mora on 25 July 2019 for being involved in a corrupted food scheme with Colombian businessman Alex Saab. Saab used some of his profits from corrupt food contracts to pay bribes to government officials for the importation of food through Táchira, including to Vielma Mora, who was the governor at the time.[5]

References

"¿Quién es José Gregorio Vielma Mora? [Who is José Gregorio Vielma Mora?]". Notitarde.
Venezuela's Maduro Faces Internal Criticism; State Governor Criticizes Government's Crackdown on Student Movement by Kejal Vyas and Ezequiel Minaya February 24, 2014 Wall Street Journal
"Canadá impone sanciones a Maduro, El Aissami, Adán Chávez y Argenis Chávez, entre otros funcionarios". La Patilla (in European Spanish). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
"¡Conócelos! Los 19 funcionarios del gobierno bolivariano sancionados de nuevo por el gobierno de Canadá (lista)". La Patilla (in European Spanish). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
"Treasury Disrupts Corruption Network Stealing From Venezuela's Food Distribution Program, CLAP". US Department of the Treasury. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

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[1] "¿Quién es José Gregorio Vielma Mora? [Who is José Gregorio Vielma Mora?]". Notitarde.

[2] Venezuela's Maduro Faces Internal Criticism; State Governor Criticizes Government's Crackdown on Student Movement by Kejal Vyas and Ezequiel Minaya February 24, 2014 Wall Street Journal

[3] "Canadá impone sanciones a Maduro, El Aissami, Adán Chávez y Argenis Chávez, entre otros funcionarios". La Patilla (in European Spanish). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

[4] "¡Conócelos! Los 19 funcionarios del gobierno bolivariano sancionados de nuevo por el gobierno de Canadá (lista)". La Patilla (in European Spanish). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

[5] "Treasury Disrupts Corruption Network Stealing From Venezuela's Food Distribution Program, CLAP". US Department of the Treasury. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.