Jesús Torrealba

Jesús Alberto Torrealba Rodríguez (born May 18, 1958 in Caracas), also known as Chúo Torrealba, is a Venezuelan politician and journalist, serving as Secretary-General of the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) from September 24, 2014 to February 17, 2017.^[1][2]

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

Jesús Torrealba
Executive Secretary of the Democratic Unity Roundtable
In office 23 September 2014 – 17 February 2017
Preceded by	Ramón Guillermo Aveledo
Succeeded by	José Luis Cartaya (General Coordinator)
Personal details
Born	(1958-05-18) 18 May 1958 (age 67) Caracas, Venezuela
Political party	Communist Party (Before 1974) Democratic Unity Roundtable (2008–present)
Alma mater	Central University of Venezuela

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).^[3]