Name | Edmundo González Urrutia |
Age/DOB | 74 (29 August 1949) |
Known For | Politician (presidential candidate of the 2024 Venezuelan election) |
Marital Status | Married |
Family | Wife: Mercedes López de González Children: 2 |
Education | Degree in international studies from the Central University of Venezuela. Master of Arts in international relations from the American University. |
Native | La Victoria, Aragua. |
Edmundo Gonzalez is a politician who stands as a presidential candidate for the 2024 Venezuelan election under the Unitary Platform political alliance. He is also a diplomat and political analyst. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado strongly supported him. Edmundo initially served as the Venezuelan ambassador to Argentina and Algeria.
The latest news is that Edmundo Gonzalez had won 70% of the vote and that multiple independent exit polls and quick counts decisively showed his victory. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado stated, “Venezuela has a new president-elect, and it is Edmundo Gonzalez. We won, and the whole world knows it,”
Did You Know?
- Gonzalez was born in 1949 in La Victoria, Aragua.
- His parents are a schoolteacher and a shopkeeper.
- As per the reports, Edmundo Gonzalez was the international representative for the Democratic Unity Roundtable (UMD) party from 2013 to 2015.
- Edmundo Gonzalez wife name is Mercedes López de González. The couple has four grandchildren.
- He likes to read books, play baseball, and have family barbecues.