Executive Power
President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela:
MR. HUGO CHAVEZ FRIAS
First elected in December 1988 and re-elected in July 2000.
Executive Vice President:
Mr. Jorge Rodríguez
Ministers:
Minister of Internal Affairs and Justice:
Mrs. Pedro Carreño
Minister for Foreign Affairs:
Mr. Nicolás Maduro
Minister of Education and Culture:
Mr. Adán Chávez
Minister for Sports:
Mr. Eduardo Alvarez
Minister for Higher Education:
Mr. Luis Acuña
Minister for Finance:
Mr. Rodrigo Cabezas
Minister for Agriculture and Lands:
Mr. Elías Jaua
Minister for Communication and Information:
Mr. William Lara
Minister for Defence:
Mr. Raúl Baduel
Minister for Production and Trade:
Minister for Health and Social Development:
Mr. Erick Rodríguez
Minister for Labour:
Mr. José Ramón Rivero
Minister for Infrastructure:
Mr. Ramón Canizalez Rengifo
Minister for Energy and Oil:
Mr. Rafael Dario Ramírez Carreño
Minister for Environment and Natural Resources:
Mrs. Yubiri Ortega
Minister for Planning and Development:
Mr. Jorge Giordani
Minister for Science and Technology:
Mr. Héctor Navarro
Minister for the Secretary of the Presidency:
Minister for Tourism:
Mrs. Cristina Azuaje
Minister for Telecommunications:
Mr. Jesse Chacón
Minister for Basic Industries and Mining:
Mr. Victor Alvarez Rodríguez
National Assembly
President
Vice Presidents:
Mr. Ricardo Antonio Gutiérrez Briceño
Mr. Pedro Miguel Carreño Escobar
Foreign Affairs Commission:
President
Mr. Saúl Antonio Ortega Campos
Vice President
Andrés Manuel Velásquez
The Public Prosecutor:
Mr. Isaías Rodríguez
The General Accountant:
Mr. Clodosbaldo Russian
The People's Defender:
Mr. Germán Amundarain
The Electoral Power:
President: Mr. Jorge Rodríguez
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
