Luis Piñerúa Ordaz

Luis María Piñerúa Ordaz (20 April 1924^{[citation needed]} - 8 February 2001^[1]) was the Democratic Action presidential candidate in the 1978 Venezuelan general election, losing to COPEI's Luis Herrera Campins. He held the post of Minister of Home Affairs of Venezuela in both the first presidency and second presidency of Carlos Andrés Pérez.

Luis Piñerúa Ordaz
Minister of Home Affairs of Venezuela
In office 1992–1992
President	Carlos Andrés Pérez
Preceded by	Carmelo Lauría Lesseur
Minister of Home Affairs of Venezuela
In office 1974–1975
President	Carlos Andrés Pérez
Succeeded by	Octavio Lepage
Governor of Monagas
In office 1960–1961
President	Rómulo Betancourt
Personal details
Born	(1924-04-20)20 April 1924 Güiria, Venezuela
Died	8 February 2001(2001-02-08) (aged 76) Caracas, Venezuela
Profession	politician
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See also

• Political prisoners in Venezuela