Gian Carlo Di Martino | |
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54th Mayor of Maracaibo | |
In office 2000–2008 | |
Preceded by | Manuel Rosales |
Succeeded by | Manuel Rosales |
Personal details | |
Born | Maracaibo,Zulia State | July 12,1964
Political party | United Socialist Party of Venezuela |
Spouse | Ana Clara Barboza de Di Martino |
Profession | Politician/Lawyer |
Gian Carlo Di Martino Tarquinio is a Venezuelan politician and lawyer who is a former mayor of the city of Maracaibo,Venezuela's second largest city.
Di Martino was born on July 12,1964,in Maracaibo,the son of Italian immigrants. He received a bachelor's degree in political sciences at the Rafael Urdaneta University in 1987. In 1991,he received a diploma in international diplomacy from the Central University of Venezuela. In 1993,he graduated as a lawyer at the Andrés Bello Catholic University in Caracas.
In 1997,he was director of the Sabaneta jail in Maracaibo and general director of the foreign affairs office of Zulia. Two years later,he became alderman of the city. [1]
In 2000,he was elected mayor of Maracaibo and was re-elected in 2004.
Di Martino became a member of the PSUV and ran for governor of Zulia in the regional elections on 23 November 2008. He was defeated by Pablo Pérez of A New Era. [2]
Di Martino is married to Ana Clara Barboza,president of the Fundacion Niños del Sol. They have five children. [3]
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