Hernán Alemán (politician)
Hernán Alemán (full name: Hernán Claret Alemán Pérez) is a Venezuelan politician currently serving on the National Assembly representing the state of Zulia. Alemán is a member of the Acción Democrática (AD) political party.
Hernán Alemán | |
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Mayor of Cabimas | |
In office 1989–1996 | |
Mayor of Cabimas | |
In office 2000–2008 | |
Deputy to the Asamblea Nacional for the 10th circuit, state of Zulia[1] | |
In office 2011–2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Hernán Claret Alemán Pérez 21 May 1955 [1] |
Political party | Acción Democrática (AD)[1] |
Residence | Colombia[2] |
Background
Hernán Alemán was born on 21 May 1955.[1]
Political career
Hernán Alemán served as the mayor of the municipio of Cabimas from 1989 to 1996, and again from 2000 to 2008.
Alemán was initially elected as a deputy to represent the 10th circuit of the state of Zulia for the 2011 to 2015 period. Alemán was reelected for the period spanning 2016 to 2021 by the opposition coalition of the Mesa de la Unidad Democrática.[1] Alemán is a politician in exile who lives in Colombia.[2]
Operation Gideon
In May 2020, Alemán gave several interviews in which he stated that he was involved in the planning of what became Operation Gideon on 3 to 4 May 2020.[2] Alemán went as far as saying that he visited the training camps in the Colombian Guajira.[2][3] Alemán further indicated he had a great relationship with Jordan Goudreau,[2] the founder of the private military company Silvercorp,[4] which employed Luke Denman and Airan Berry as security contractors, both of whom were detained on 4 May in the course of the failed attempt to raid Caracas by sea.[5] Alemán described Jordan Goudrea as "an extraordinary man, a friend, with extraordinary skills".[2]
References
- "Dip. Hernán Alemán". Transparencia Venezuela. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- "Diputado Hernán Alemán: Operación Gedeón no era para efectuar un magnicidio sino para que Maduro fuera a la cárcel" [Deputy Hernán Alemán: Operation Gideon was not to assassinate Maduro, it was so he would go to jail]. Contrapunto.com (in Spanish). 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2020-05-18 – via TVV Noticias.
- Alemán, Hernán (2020-05-16). "Dip. Hernán Alemán, a ND: Averiguaré quién sacó a Cliver Alcalá así me cueste la vida" [Deputy Hernán Alemán to Noticiero Digital: I will find out who took out Cliver Alcalá if it's the last thing I do] (Interview) (in Spanish). Interviewed by Anaisa Rodríguez.
- Freeze, Colin; Dickson, Janice (5 May 2020). "A Canadian-American military man, a failed Venezuela coup and a Twitter video". The Globe and Mail. Toronto and Ottawa. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- Wood, David (2020-05-10). "Two Texans Are Accused of Trying to Invade Venezuela. Their Family Members Want Answers". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2020-05-11.