Carlos Escarrá

Carlos Escarrá Malavé (26 November 1954 – 25 January 2012) was a Venezuelan politician.

Carlos Escarrá
Attorney General of Venezuela
In office 30 August 2011 – 25 January 2012
Preceded by	Margarita Méndola
Succeeded by	Cilia Flores
Deputy of the National Assembly
In office 5 January 2011 – 25 January 2012
Personal details
Born	(1954-11-27)27 November 1954 Venezuela
Died	25 January 2012(2012-01-25) (aged 57)
Political party	Communist Party of Venezuela Fifth Republic Movement United Socialist Party of Venezuela
Relatives	Hermann Escarrá (brother)
Occupation	professor, lawyer

Career

He served as attorney general of Venezuela and a member of the National Assembly of Venezuela for Aragua State,^[1] and was a member of the board of directors of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). He was a constitutional lawyer and a former judge for the Supreme Court of Venezuela. In August 2011, he was chosen as attorney general by lawmakers allied with President Hugo Chávez.

Escarrá died of a heart attack on January 25, 2012, and was replaced by Cilia Flores.^[2]