Mario Villarroel
Mario Enrique Villarroel Lander (born 21 September 1947) is a Venezuelan lawyer. Career After studying jurisprudence at the Central University of Venezuela, he graduated as LL. D. in criminology. He is currently the professor for criminal law at the Universidad Santa María in Caracas and president of the Venezuelan Red Cross Society. In 1987, he succeeded Enrique de la Mata Gorostizaga as President of the International League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 1987 to 1997. During his tenure, in November 1991, it was renamed the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. He also functioned occasionally as the president of the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Geneva. References External links Red Cross Biography 1947 births Lawyers from Caracas 20th-century Venezuelan lawyers Living people Presidents of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Central University of Venezuela alumni Universidad Santa María (Venezuela) alumni Lander family Academic staff of the Universidad Santa María (Venezuela)