Deputy Sergio Vergara

He is a lawyer who graduated from the Catholic University of Táchira and holds a master’s degree in Public Management from the Institute of Advanced Studies in Administration (IESA). His legal and public management training supports his experience in municipal administration, legislative work and political organizing.

He has experience in public management, political coordination and institutional leadership. During the Interim Government, he served as Chief of Staff of the Office of the President, a role that added to his municipal and parliamentary career. After his home was raided and political persecution intensified in 2019, he went into exile, from where he has continued his public activity and his participation in international representation initiatives.

He chairs the Standing Committee on Domestic Policy of the 2015 National Assembly. He is a member of the National Leadership of Voluntad Popular and remains involved in the international agenda and domestic policy related to the Parliament’s work.

He was elected to the National Assembly for the state of Táchira in December 2015. He chaired the Standing Committee on Defense and Security and was head of the Voluntad Popular parliamentary caucus. He served as Director General and acting mayor of San Cristóbal in 2014. He founded Voluntad Popular in Táchira in 2009 and served as the party’s regional coordinator.