Ramón José Velásquez Mujica (28 November 1916 – 24 June 2014) was a Venezuelan politician, historian, journalist, and lawyer.

Velasquez undertook his higher education at the Central University of Venezuela, from which he received a PhD in social and political sciences in 1942 and a law degree in 1943.

[2] In August Velásquez held an emergency meeting to respond to the tropical storm Bret's heavy damage that leaves at least 70 dead.

[6] Roads were quickly cleared of debris and mud, although many were not reopened initially due to the threat for additional mudslides.

Other events under his brief government include the bankruptcy of Banco Latino with subsequent leakage of foreign currency abroad and tragedy of Tejerías.

In 1948, Ramón José Velásquez married Ligia Betancourt Mariño (1920 – 14 July 2008)[8] who served as First Lady of Venezuela from 1993 to 1994.