Jesús Torrealba

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Torrealba and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Jesús Torrealba
Secretary-General of the Democratic Unity Roundtable
Assumed office
23 September 2014
Preceded by Ramón Guillermo Aveledo
Personal details
Born (1958-05-18) 18 May 1958
Caracas, Venezuela
Political party Communist Party (Before 1974)
Democratic Unity Roundtable (2008–present)
Alma mater Central University of Venezuela

Jesús Alberto Torrealba Rodríguez (born May 18, 1958 in Caracas), also known as Chúo Torrealba, is a Venezuelan politician and journalist, and since September 2014 Secretary-General of the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD).[1]

Torrealba was originally active in the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) until 1974. In the 1980s, Torrealba trained as a teacher at the Pedagogical Institute of Caracas (IPC) and studied journalism at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV).[1] In 2000 he founded the civil association Radar de los barrios ("Radar of the slums") to promote social work in Caracas.[1] On September 23, 2014, Torrealba was elected Secretary-General of the Venezuelan opposition coalition (MUD).[2]

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