José Gregorio Vielma Mora (born 26 October 1964, San Cristóbal, Táchira)^[1] was the former governor of the Venezuelan state of Táchira (2012-2017). He is a member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela.^[2]

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José Gregorio Vielma Mora
José Vielma Mora in December 2017
46th Governor of Táchira
In office 2012–2017
Preceded by	César Pérez Vivas
Succeeded by	Laidy Gómez
Personal details
Born	(1964-10-26) October 26, 1964 (age 59) San Cristóbal, Táchira State
Political party	United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV)

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The Government of Canada sanctioned Vielma Mora in November 2017 as being someone who participated in "significant acts of corruption or who have been involved in serious violations of human rights".^[3][4]

The United States sanctioned Vielma Mora on 25 July 2019 for being involved in a corrupted food scheme with Colombian businessman Alex Saab. Saab used some of his profits from corrupt food contracts to pay bribes to government officials for the importation of food through Táchira, including to Vielma Mora, who was the governor at the time.^[5]