Deputy Juan Miguel Matheus

He is a lawyer who graduated magna cum laude from Monteávila University and holds a doctorate in Constitutional and Parliamentary Law from the University of Navarra, Spain. He is a professor of Political and Constitutional Theory, an affiliate of the Stanford Constitutional Law Center and a visiting professor at the University of Texas School of Law. His academic work focuses on the study of institutions and constitutional order.

His career combines research, teaching and legislative work. In the National Assembly, he led the drafting of bills and initiatives to restore constitutional order. After being targeted by the judicial persecution directed at the Legislative Branch, he continued his work from exile, maintaining his parliamentary representation, teaching and publishing in the field of public law. He is also coordinator of the National Board of Directors of Primero Justicia.

His work on the Negotiating Commission of the 2015 National Assembly, led by Dinorah Figuera, brings together parliamentary experience and expertise in constitutional law to help strengthen institutions and advance Venezuela’s democratic transition.

He was elected to the National Assembly for the state of Carabobo in December 2015. He served as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences at Monteávila University and as Executive President of the Forma foundation, with responsibilities in education and academic leadership.