José Manuel Sucre Ciffoni (November 1, 1963–March 25, 2016) was a Venezuelan politician and United Nations official who was based in the United States of America in the later part of his life. He was a member of the Acción Democrática (AD) party and of Venezuela's prominent Sucre family.
Early life and career
Sucre was born in Caracas, Venezuela, the son of parliamentarian Juan Manuel Sucre Trias. He received a law degree from Andrés Bello Catholic University.
Politician
Sucre was elected to the National Assembly of Venezuela in the 1988 Venezuelan general election, which was won by Democratic Action, for a constituency in Ciudad Bolívar. He took office in January 1989. In 1991, he was appointed as secretary to Venezuelan president Carlos Andrés Pérez. He was defeated by a candidate of the left-wing party La Causa Radical (LCR) in the 1993 general election, in which Acción Democrática lost much of its support.
United Nations Official
Sucre moved to the United States following his defeat in the 1993 election and earned a post-graduate degree in law and public administration from Columbia University. He ultimately settled in Darien, Connecticut.
He was appointed to an advisor position at the United Nations in 1994. He was appointed as interim mayor of Peja by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) in 1999 and held this role until 2001. Sucre later described his appointment to this position as one of his proudest moments. He later worked an advisor on governance systems and institutions. In 2008, he promoted an international youth development project based on an initiative of the Odebrecht Foundation in Bahia, Brazil. A 2013 news report identified him as programme manager of the Latin American and East Europe Programme of the Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM).
Death
Sucre died on November 1, 2016.
Electoral record
National Assembly of Venezuela
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Reyes | La Causa Radical | 16,460 | 41.34 | |
| Jose Manuel Sucre (incumbent) | Acción Democrática–GP | 10,760 | 27.02 | |
| Victor Abad M. | COPEI | 6,818 | 17.12 | |
| Aquiles Acosta | Convergencia–Movimiento al Socialismo–Unión Republicana Democrática–MAP–UVI–Organización Nacionalista Democrática Activa (ONDA)–Partido Nacionalista (PN)–Frente Unido Nacionalista (FUN)–Frente de Integración Nacional (FIN) | 3,945 | 9.91 | |
| Juan R. Gonzalez | Organización Renovadora Auténtica | 552 | 1.39 | |
| Martin S. Carrillo | Avanzada Popular (AP)—Nueva Generación Democrática (NGD)—Movimiento Renovación Nacional (MRN) | 291 | 0.73 | |
| Luis Vicente Perez | Fuerza Popular Independiente (FPI) | 251 | 0.63 | |
| Omar Rodriguez | MR–FI | 188 | 0.47 | |
| Angel A. Pinto H. | Movimiento por la Democracia Popular (MDP) | 161 | 0.40 | |
| Hermes Guzman V. | Movimiento Integral Democrático (MID)–Movimiento Electoral del Pueblo (MEP)–U–MICA | 125 | 0.31 | |
| Rafael E. Jimenez | PINDD–Cruzada Cívica Nacionalista (CCN) | 68 | 0.17 | |
| Sergio Del Nogal | Communist Party of Venezuela | 68 | 0.17 | |
| Jose Felipe Montes | PCI–MINERO | 46 | 0.12 | |
| Angel C. Marin R. | Opinión Nacional (OPINA) | 33 | 0.08 | |
| Angel Pinto R. | CRA | 21 | 0.05 | |
| Argenis Ortiz J. | LS | 13 | 0.03 | |
| Elias Escorihuela | Unión Patriótica (UP) | 8 | 0.02 | |
| Carlos Piñango | Poder Organizado Democrático de Estructura Renovadora (PODER) | 8 | 0.02 | |
| Total | 39,816 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: Distribution of votes among candidates with multiple endorsements: Jose Manuel Sucre (Acción Democrática: 10395, GP: 365) Aquiles Acosta (National Convergence: 2615, Movement for Socialism: 921, Democratic Republican Union: 125, MAP: 93, UVI: 89, ONDA: 41, PN: 23, FUN: 20, FIN: 18) Martin S. Carrillo (AP: 216, NGD: 45, MRN: 30) Omar Rodriguez (MR: 134, FI: 54) Hermes Guzman V. (MID: 49, MEP: 40, U: 28, MICA: 8) Rafael E. Jimenez (PINDD: 44, CCN: 24) Jose Felipe Montes (PCI: 33, MINERO: 13) | ||||
References
- Obituary of Jose Manuel Sucre, Lawrence Funeral Home, accessed 24 March 2024.
- Obituary of Jose Manuel Sucre, Lawrence Funeral Home, accessed 24 March 2024.
- Obituary of Jose Manuel Sucre, Lawrence Funeral Home, accessed 24 March 2024.
- "Iniciativas apostam no potencial dos jovens," Gazeta Mercantil, 24 November 2008.
- "The Government Summit Underlines Role of Innovation and Public Participation in Enhancing Service Efficiency," Islamic Finance News, 12 February 2013.
- Obituary of Jose Manuel Sucre, Lawrence Funeral Home, accessed 24 March 2024.
- Giacomo Cavuta, "La Geografia Elettorale Del Venezuela," (Ph.D. thesis), Università degli studi di Trieste, p. 373.