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In the [[Venezuelan general election, 1993]] he was elected to the [[Chamber of Deputies (Venezuela)|Chamber of Deputies]] for [[La Causa Radical]], representing the [[Venezuelan Federal District]],<ref>{{es}} notitarde.com, 23 August 2010, [http://www.notitarde.com/Columnistas-del-Dia/La-Causa-R/2010/08/23/8535 La Causa R]</ref> and was re-elected in the [[Venezuelan parliamentary election, 1998|1998 elections]].<ref name=DLA/> He was a member of the [[1999 Constituent Assembly of Venezuela]] which drew up the 1999 [[Constitution of Venezuela]]. He was the Venezuelan Ambassador to Brazil in 2002, and Ambassador to Mexico from May to November 2005, until the [[2005 Mexico and Venezuela diplomatic crisis]] saw him recalled to Caracas.<ref name=UN20130502/> In 2006 he was named deputy Foreign Minister for Asia, the Middle East and Oceania;<ref name=UN20130502>{{es}} ''[[Últimas Noticias]]'', 2 May 2013, [http://www.ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/actualidad/politica/perfil---conozca-a-vladimir-villegas--el-nuevo-dir.aspx Perfil | Conozca a Vladimir Villegas, el nuevo director de Globovisión]</ref><ref name=ENW>{{es}} ''[[El Nacional (Caracas)|El Nacional Web]]'', 2 May 2013, [http://www.el-nacional.com/sociedad/Vladimir-Villegas-presidente-VTV-Globovision_0_182981819.html Además de periodista, diputado y miembro de la Asamblea Nacional Constituyente, ocupó cargos de cancillería]</ref> he resigned in 2007 over disagreements regarding the [[Venezuelan constitutional referendum, 2007|2007 constitutional referendum]].<ref name=DLA/>
In the [[Venezuelan general election, 1993]] he was elected to the [[Chamber of Deputies (Venezuela)|Chamber of Deputies]] for [[La Causa Radical]], representing the [[Venezuelan Federal District]],<ref>{{es}} notitarde.com, 23 August 2010, [http://www.notitarde.com/Columnistas-del-Dia/La-Causa-R/2010/08/23/8535 La Causa R]</ref> and was re-elected in the [[Venezuelan parliamentary election, 1998|1998 elections]].<ref name=DLA/> He was a member of the [[1999 Constituent Assembly of Venezuela]] which drew up the 1999 [[Constitution of Venezuela]]. He was the Venezuelan Ambassador to Brazil in 2002, and Ambassador to Mexico from May to November 2005, until the [[2005 Mexico and Venezuela diplomatic crisis]] saw him recalled to Caracas.<ref name=UN20130502/> In 2006 he was named deputy Foreign Minister for Asia, the Middle East and Oceania;<ref name=UN20130502>{{es}} ''[[Últimas Noticias]]'', 2 May 2013, [http://www.ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/actualidad/politica/perfil---conozca-a-vladimir-villegas--el-nuevo-dir.aspx Perfil | Conozca a Vladimir Villegas, el nuevo director de Globovisión]</ref><ref name=ENW>{{es}} ''[[El Nacional (Caracas)|El Nacional Web]]'', 2 May 2013, [http://www.el-nacional.com/sociedad/Vladimir-Villegas-presidente-VTV-Globovision_0_182981819.html Además de periodista, diputado y miembro de la Asamblea Nacional Constituyente, ocupó cargos de cancillería]</ref> he resigned in 2007 over disagreements regarding the [[Venezuelan constitutional referendum, 2007|2007 constitutional referendum]].<ref name=DLA/>


Villegas is the son of the Venezuelan Communist leader [[Cruz Villegas]];<ref>{{es}} noticias24.com, 16 January 2009, [http://www.noticias24.com/actualidad/noticia/22881/cruz-villegas-un-hombre-de-firmes-principios-y-gran-sensibilidad-social/ Cruz Villegas: “Un hombre de firmes principios y gran sensibilidad social”]</ref> at university Villegas was a leader of the [[Communist Party of Venezuela]], and he began his journalistic career at the Party's ''Tribuna Popular''.<ref name=UN20130502/> Later he became close to [[La Causa Radical]] and took a seat in the [[Chamber of Deputies (Venezuela)|Chamber of Deputies]].<ref name=ENW/> He is the brother of the journalist and politician [[Ernesto Villegas]], Minister of Communications since October 2012.<ref name=UN20130502/><ref>{{es}} Vladimir Villegas, ''[[El Tiempo (Venezuela)|El Tiempo]]'', 14 April 2013, [http://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/latinoamerica/ARTICULO-WEB-NEW_NOTA_INTERIOR-12742066.html Nicolás Maduro, de chofer a heredero del chavismo]; see also [[:es:Ernesto Villegas]]</ref>
Villegas is the son of the Venezuelan Communist leader [[Cruz Villegas]] and Croatian Maja Poljak.<ref>{{es}} noticias24.com, 16 January 2009, [http://www.noticias24.com/actualidad/noticia/22881/cruz-villegas-un-hombre-de-firmes-principios-y-gran-sensibilidad-social/ Cruz Villegas: “Un hombre de firmes principios y gran sensibilidad social”]</ref> at university Villegas was a leader of the [[Communist Party of Venezuela]], and he began his journalistic career at the Party's ''Tribuna Popular''.<ref name=UN20130502/> Later he became close to [[La Causa Radical]] and took a seat in the [[Chamber of Deputies (Venezuela)|Chamber of Deputies]].<ref name=ENW/> He is the brother of the journalist and politician [[Ernesto Villegas]], Minister of Communications since October 2012.<ref name=UN20130502/><ref>{{es}} Vladimir Villegas, ''[[El Tiempo (Venezuela)|El Tiempo]]'', 14 April 2013, [http://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/latinoamerica/ARTICULO-WEB-NEW_NOTA_INTERIOR-12742066.html Nicolás Maduro, de chofer a heredero del chavismo]; see also [[:es:Ernesto Villegas]]</ref>


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Revision as of 20:42, 21 August 2016

Vladimir Villegas Poljak (born 11 December 1961[1]) is a Venezuelan journalist and politician, and (since May 2013) news director of Globovisión. He was President of Venezolana de Televisión from late 2003 to December 2004.[2] He has written regularly for El Nacional and El Mundo, with a weekly column in El Nacional.[2] He is a supporter of the new (2012) party Avanzada Progresista,[3] having previously been a supporter of Patria Para Todos.

In the Venezuelan general election, 1993 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for La Causa Radical, representing the Venezuelan Federal District,[4] and was re-elected in the 1998 elections.[1] He was a member of the 1999 Constituent Assembly of Venezuela which drew up the 1999 Constitution of Venezuela. He was the Venezuelan Ambassador to Brazil in 2002, and Ambassador to Mexico from May to November 2005, until the 2005 Mexico and Venezuela diplomatic crisis saw him recalled to Caracas.[5] In 2006 he was named deputy Foreign Minister for Asia, the Middle East and Oceania;[5][6] he resigned in 2007 over disagreements regarding the 2007 constitutional referendum.[1]

Villegas is the son of the Venezuelan Communist leader Cruz Villegas and Croatian Maja Poljak.[7] at university Villegas was a leader of the Communist Party of Venezuela, and he began his journalistic career at the Party's Tribuna Popular.[5] Later he became close to La Causa Radical and took a seat in the Chamber of Deputies.[6] He is the brother of the journalist and politician Ernesto Villegas, Minister of Communications since October 2012.[5][8]

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