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Antonio Ledezma
Antonio Ledezma
3rd Metropolitan Mayor of Caracas
Incumbent
Assumed office  1 December 2008
Preceded by	Juan Barreto
3rd Mayor of Libertador Municipality
In office 1995 – 2000
Preceded by	Aristóbulo Istúriz
Succeeded by	Freddy Bernal
Born	May 1, 1955 (1955-05-01) (age 54) San Juan de los Morros
Political party	Fearless People's Alliance
Residence	Caracas
Alma mater	Universidad Santa María

Antonio José Ledezma Díaz (b. May 1, 1955, San Juan de los Morros, Guárico) is a Venezuelan lawyer and politician. He has served as mayor of the Libertador Municipality (1996-2000) of the Venezuelan Capital District, and was governor of the now-defunct Federal District (1992-1993).

In 2008, he challenged pro-Chavez PSUV/Fatherland for All candidate Aristobulo Isturiz in the 2008 Caracas mayoral election and won.

Subsequent to his election, the Venezuelan National Assembly passed a Capital District Law on April 30, 2009 that transferred most functions, funding, and personnel to the control of Jacqueline Farias, an official directly appointed by Hugo Chavez. A legal challenge was filed and a request was filed with the National Electoral Council to hold a referendum, but these did not stop the transfer. Opponents of Chavez described the move as a deliberate negation of the popular vote, while supporters described the political and budgetary reorganization as an "act of justice" for Libertador, the largest and poorest of the five municipalities making up Caracas.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Jeremy Morgan (2009-05-30). "Caracas Metromayor’s ‘Political Defenestration’ All But Complete in Venezuela". http://www.laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=10717&ArticleId=333870. 

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• CityMayors profile

Preceded by Juan Barreto	Metropolitan Mayor of Caracas 2008–	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Aristóbulo Istúriz	Mayor of Libertador Municipality 1995–2000	Succeeded by Freddy Bernal
Preceded by Virgilio Ávila Vivas	Governor of Federal District of Venezuela 1992–1993	Succeeded by César Rodríguez

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