José Joaquín Herrera (1784-1868) was a Venezuelan military and politician, president of Carabobo from 1846 to 1854, and in 1855 he was appointed provisional president of Venezuela[1] from 20 January 1855 until 30 January 1855 in the succession of power between José Gregorio Monagas and his brother José Tadeo Monagas.
José Joaquín Herrera was born in 1784 in the city of Valencia.
From a "humble" family, in his youth he enlisted in the militia fighting for independence.
[1] After Venezuela separated from Colombia, he participated in the local government of the state of Carabobo, serving as state governor from 1846 until 1854.
Liberal in his political leanings, Herrera died in Caracas in 1868, at the age of 84.