Carlos Escarrá

Carlos Escarrá Malavé (26 November 1954 – 25 January 2012) was a Venezuelan politician. He served as attorney general of Venezuela and a member of the National Assembly of Venezuela for Aragua State,[1][2] and was a member of the board of directors of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). He was a constitutional lawyer and a former judge for the Supreme Court of Venezuela.[3] In August 2011, he was chosen as attorney general by lawmakers allied with President Hugo Chávez.

Carlos Escarrá
Attorney General of Venezuela
In office
30 August 2011 – 25 January 2012
Preceded byMargarita Méndola
Succeeded byCilia Flores
Deputy of the National Assembly
In office
5 January 2011 – 25 January 2012
Personal details
Born(1954-11-27)27 November 1954
Venezuela
Died25 January 2012(2012-01-25) (aged 57)
NationalityVenezuelan
Political partyCommunist Party of Venezuela
Fifth Republic Movement
United Socialist Party of Venezuela
RelativesHermann Escarrá (brother)
Occupationprofessor, lawyer

Escarrá died of a heart attack on January 25, 2012, and was replaced by Cilia Flores.[4]

References
  1. El Universal, 14 August 2009, Pro-Chávez legislators pass new education law
  2. Venezuelanalysis.com, 18 December 2009, Venezuelan Government Continues Restructure of Banking Sector
  3. Venezuelanalysis.com, 17 May 2004, “The Venezuelan Judicial System Always Was the Cinderella of the State Powers”
  4. Crooks, Nathan (31 January 2012). "Chavez to Name Cilia Flores as Venezuela's Prosecutor General". Bloomberg.


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