User:Razr Nation/Henrique Capriles Radonski

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Capriles and the second or maternal family name is Radonski.

Henrique Capriles Radonski
Governor of Miranda
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 November 2008
Preceded by	Diosdado Cabello
Mayor of Baruta
In office 30 July 2000 – 26 November 2008
Preceded by	Ivonne Attas
Succeeded by	Gerardo Blyde
Vice president of the Congress of the Republic of Venezuela
In office 23 January 1999 – 22 December 1999
Preceded by	Ixora Rojas
Succeeded by	none (congress dissolved)
President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Venezuela
In office 23 January 1999 – 22 December 1999
Preceded by	Ixora Rojas
Succeeded by	title abolished
Personal details
Born	(1972-07-11) 11 July 1972 Caracas, Venezuela
Political party	Justice First (2000–present) Copei (Before 2000)
Other political affiliations	Democratic Unity Roundtable (2008–present)
Alma mater	Andrés Bello Catholic University Central University of Venezuela
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Henrique Capriles Radonski (Spanish pronunciation: [enˈrike kaˈpɾiles raˈðonski]) is a Venezuelan politician and lawyer, currently serving as 36^th Governor of Miranda. Born in Caracas on 11 July 1972, he received a degree on law from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, and later tax law from the Central University of Venezuela. Capriles first ventured into politics at age 26, when he became the youngest member ever elected of the Venezuelan parliament. He secured a seat into the Chamber of Deputies in the 1998 parliamentary elections, under the Christian democratic party Copei. He served as Vice President of the Congress and President of the Chamber of Deputies until their dissolution by the Constitutional Assembly in August 1999.

In 2000, he co-founded the political party Primero Justicia, alongside politicians Julio Borges and Leopoldo Lopez, and ran successfully for the mayorship of the Baruta municipality in the regional elections held in July 2000, and later for the governorship of the Miranda state in 2008. Capriles became the opposition candidate at the 2012 and 2013 presidential elections, and faced then-President Hugo Chávez and Vice President Nicolás Maduro respectively. His defeat in 2012 marked the first loss of his political career. Maduro narrowly defeated Capriles in the 2013 elections, a result that sparked controversy and debate admist the opposition's claims of electoral fraud. Between both presidential campaigns, Capriles successfully secured his re-election as Governor of Miranda during the 2012 regional elections.

Capriles Radonski is of Sephardi Jewish and Ashkenazi Jewish descent; his grandparents immigrated from Russia and Poland during World War II. However, he considers himself as a fervent Catholic, revealing that his greatest hero in history was Jesus Christ. Capriles dated Venezuelan actress Erika de la Vega between his first and second tenure as Mayor. Prior to his political career, he worked in the public and private sectors at several tax and law firms of Venezuela. Capriles is a member of the International Fiscal Association.