César González Martínez
Venezuelan politician and diplomat
Dr. César González Martinez (14 December 1904 in San Cristóbal, Táchira – 9 July 1984 in Caracas) was a Venezuelan lawyer. He also served as Minister of the Interior and Justice.
González was also an Ambassador of Venezuela to several countries. At an early age he served as deputy to the national congress, Vice President to the Chamber of Representatives of Congress (1929–1932), Senator for the State of El Tachira and Minister of the Interior and Justice (1942–1943), forming part of President Isaías Medina Angarita's Cabinet. His diplomatic career included being Ambassador of Venezuela in Mexico (1943–1945), Permanent Representative of Venezuela at the United Nations (1946–1952) and Ambassador of Venezuela in the United States (1952–1958).
Early life
González's father, Dr. Rubén González Cárdenas, was a lawyer, politician, and prominent Minister of Public Education and Minister of the Interior during the regime of General Juan Vicente Gómez. His mother, Dolores Martínez de González, was the first-born of a Tachira family of four (César, Blanca, Tulia and Ana Clotilde). His elementary studies were in Capacho, under the teachings of Carlos Julio Reyes.
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