Eleazar López Contreras

José Eleazar López Contreras (5 May 1883 – 2 January 1973) was President of Venezuela between 1935 and 1941. He was an army general and one of Juan Vicente Gómez's collaborators, serving as his War Minister from 1931. In 1939, López Contreras accepted on behalf of Venezuela the ships Koenigstein and Caribia which had fled with Jews from Germany.[1][2]

Eleazar López Contreras
45th President of Venezuela
In office
18 December 1935 – 5 May 1941
Preceded byJuan Vicente Gómez
Succeeded byIsaías Medina Angarita
Senator for life
In office
23 January 1961 – 2 January 1973
Personal details
Born(1883-05-05)5 May 1883
Queniquea, Táchira, Venezuela
Died2 January 1973(1973-01-02) (aged 89)
Caracas, Venezuela
Spouse(s)Luz María Volkmar
Luisa Elena Mijares
María Teresa Núñez Tovar
ChildrenBlanca Rosa
Eleazar
Cristina
Cecilia
Fernando
Margarita
ProfessionGeneral
Signature
Military service
Branch/service
Years of service1899−1941
Rank Vice Commander (final)
Commands
  • Libertador Battalion
  • Carabobo Battalion
  • Army of Venezuela
Battles/wars
  • Batalla de La Victoria
  • Batalla del Tocuyito

López Contreras cabinet (1935–41)
Cabinet[3]
OFFICENAMETERM
PresidentEleazar López Contreras1935–1941
Interior AffairsPedro Tinoco1935–1936
 Diógenes Escalante1936
 Alejandro Lara1936
 Régulo Olivares1936–1937
 Alfonso Mejía1937–1938
 Luis Gerónimo Pietri1938–1941
Foreign AffairsPedro Itriago Chacín1935–1936
 Esteban Gil Borges1936–1941
FinanceEfraim González1935–1936
 Gustavo Herrera1936
 Alejandro Lara1936
 Alberto Adriani1936
 Cristóbal L. Mendoza1937–1938
 Francisco J. Parra1938–1941
War and NavyAntonio Chalbaud Cardona1935–1936
 Isaías Medina Angarita1936–1941
DevelopmentPedro París1936
 Nestor Luis Pérez1936–1938
 Manuel R. Egaña1938–1941
Public WorksAntonio Díaz1935–1936
 Tomás Pacaninis1936–1938
 Enrique Jorge Aguerrevere1938–1941
Public InstructionR. González Rincones1935–1936
 José Ramón Ayala1936
 Caracciolo Parra Pérez1936
 Rómulo Gallegos1936
 Alberto Smith1936–1937
 Rafael Ernesto López1937–1938
 Enrique Tejera1938–1939
 Arturo Uslar Pietri1939–1941
Sanitation and AgricultureR. González Rincones1935–1936
Health and Social WelfareEnrique Tejera1936
 Santos A. Dominici1936–1937
 Honorio Sigala1937–1938
 Julio García Álvarez1938–1941
AgricultureAlberto Adriani1936
 Alfonso Mejía1936–1937
 Hugo Parra Pérez1937–1938
 Amenodoro Rangel Lamus1938–1939
 Alfonso Mejía1939–1941
CommunicationsFrancisco H. Rivero1936
 Honorio Sigala1936
 Alejandro Lara1936–1937
 Luis Gerónimo Pietri1937–1938
 Héctor Cuenca1938–1939
 José Rafael Pocaterra1939–1941
Secretary of the PresidencyFrancisco Parra1936
 Diógenes Escalante1936–1938
 Alfonso Mejía1938–1939
 Tulio Chiossone1939−1941

Personal life

Eleazar López Contreras was married to María Teresa Núñez Tovar, who served as First Lady of Venezuela from 1936–1941,

  • María Teresa Núñez Tovar

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.morasha.com.br/conteudo/artigos/artigos_view.asp?a=679&p=4
  3. Centro Editor/José Rivas Rivas (1972). "Historia Gráfica de Venezuela. 1- El Gobierno de López Contreras"
Political offices
Preceded by
Juan Vicente Gómez		 President of Venezuela
1935–1941		 Succeeded by
Isaías Medina Angarita
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