Cabinet of Venezuela

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The Cabinet of Ministers of Venezuela (Spanish: Gabinete de Ministros de Venezuela is one of the bodies that make up the Venezuelan executive in that country's presidential system, alongside the Council of Ministers (Spanish: Consejo de Ministros).[1] The Cabinet is headed by the President of Venezuela, presently Nicolás Maduro, and his corresponding Vice President. The purpose of the ministries is to create, adopt, follow and evaluate policies, strategies, programs and projects in accordance with the constitution and the laws of the Republic.[2]

List of current ministries

Office Name Assumed office Party
President
Presidencia de la República		 Nicolás Maduro 19 April 2013 United Socialist Party
Vice President
Vicepresidencia de la República		 Delcy Rodríguez 14 June 2018 United Socialist Party
Minister in the Office of the Presidency of the Republic
Secretaría del Despacho de la Presidencia		 Col. (ret) Jorge Márquez
(Army)		 26 October 2017 United Socialist Party
Interior and Justice
Ministerio del Interior y Justicia		 Lt. Gen. (ret) Néstor Reverol
(National Guard)		 3 August 2016[3] United Socialist Party
Foreign Affairs
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores		 Jorge Arreaza 2 August 2017 United Socialist Party
Planning
Ministerio de Planificación		 Ricardo Prieto 17 June 2014 United Socialist Party
Finance
Ministerio de Finanzas		 Ramón Lobo 4 January 2017[4] United Socialist Party
Defense
Ministerio de Defensa		 Gen. Vladimir Padrino López
(Army)		 24 October 2014 United Socialist Party
Basic Industries
Ministerio para Industrias Básicas		 Juán Arias 11 April 2016 United Socialist Party
National Industries and Industrial Production
Ministerio de Industrias y Producción Nacional		 Tareck El Aissami 14 June 2018 United Socialist Party
Foreign Trade and Investment Affairs
Comercio Exterior e Inversión Internacional		 Yomana Koteich 14 June 2018 United Socialist Party
Tourism
Ministerio de Turismo		 Stella Lugo 14 June 2018 United Socialist Party
Agriculture and Lands
Ministerio de Producción Agrícola y Tierras		 Col. (ret) Wilmar Castro Soteldo
(Army)		 20 June 2017 United Socialist Party
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Ministerio de Pesca y Acuicultura		 Dante Rivas 14 June 2018 United Socialist Party
Urban Areas Agriculture
Ministerio de Agricultura Urbana		 Mayerlin Arias 14 June 2018 United Socialist Party
Higher Education, Science and Technology
Ministerio de Educación Universitaria, Ciencia y Tecnología		 Hugbel Roa 4 January 2017 United Socialist Party
Education
Ministerio de Educación		 Elías Jaua 4 January 2017 United Socialist Party
Health
Ministerio de Salud		 Luis López 4 January 2017 United Socialist Party
Labor and Social Security
Ministerio de Proceso Social del Trabajo		 Eduardo Piñate 14 June 2018 United Socialist Party
Transportation
Ministerio de Transporte		 Hipolito Abreu 14 June 2018 Tupamaro Movement
Public Works and Highways
Ministerio de Obras Publicas		 Marleny Contreras 14 June 2018 United Socialist Party
Housing Affairs
Ministerio de Vivienda y Hábitat		 Manuel Quevedo 18 August 2015[5] United Socialist Party
Environmental Socialism and Natural Resources Affairs
Ministerio de Ecosocialismo		 Heryck Rangel 14 June 2018 United Socialist Party
Waterways Protection
Ministerio de Atención de las Aguas		 Evelyn Vásquez 14 June 2018 United Socialist Party
Mining
Ministerio de Desarrollo Minero Ecológico		 Víctor Cano 2 August 2017 United Socialist Party
Oil and Gas
Ministerio de Petróleo		 [Maj. Gen. Manuel Quevedo (National Guard) 26 November 2017 United Socialist Party
Communication and Information
Ministerio de Comunicación e Información		 Luis Marcano 8 January 2016 United Socialist Party
Communes and Social Protection
Ministerio de Comunas y Protección Social		 Aristóbulo Istúriz 4 January 2018[6] United Socialist Party
Nutrition
Ministerio de Alimentación		 Maj. Gen.(ret) Luis Alberto Medina (Army) 8 January 2016 United Socialist Party
Culture
Ministerio de Cultura		 Ernesto Villegas 4 November 2017 United Socialist Party
Indigenous Peoples
Ministerio de los Pueblos Indígenas		 Yamilet Calderón 15 June 2017 United Socialist Party
Women and Gender Affairs
Ministerio de la Mujer y la Igualdad de Género		 Caryl Bertho 14 June 2018 United Socialist Party
Electricity
Ministerio de Energía Eléctrica		 Maj. Gen. Luis Motta
(Army)		 19 August 2015[7] United Socialist Party
Youth and Sports
Ministerio de la Juventud y Deportes		 Pedro Infante 28 April 2015[8] United Socialist Party
Prisons and Penitenciary Services
Ministerio de Servicios Penitenciarios		 María Iris Varela 4 January 2018 United Socialist Party
Council of Ministers
Attorney General
Procurador General de la República		 Reinaldo Muñoz Pedroza
(acting)		 22 December 2014[9] United Socialist Party
Permanent Secretary of the Council of Ministers
Secretario Permanente del Consejo de Ministros		 Juán Carlos Alemán 3 March 2016[10] United Socialist Party

References

  1. ↑ "Constitución de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela con la Enmienda N° 1" (PDF). Supreme Tribunal of Justice (in Spanish). Caracas. 15 February 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Decreto N° 1424 con Rango, Valor y Fuerza de Ley Orgánica de la Administración Pública" (PDF). Official Gazette of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (in Spanish). Caracas. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Oficializan designación de González López como ministro de Interior". El Universal (in Spanish). Caracas. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Estos son los cambios del gabinete ministerial efectuados por el presidente Nicolás Maduro". 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Designado Manuel Quevedo nuevo ministro de Hábitat y Vivienda". Agencia Venezolana de Noticias (in Spanish). 18 August 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  6. ↑ http://www.correodelorinoco.gob.ve/designado-aristobulo-isturiz-como-vicepresidente-del-socialismo-territorial-designaciones/
  7. ↑ "Luis Motta Domínguez designado nuevo ministro de Energía Eléctrica". El Universal (in Spanish). Caracas. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Three New Ministers Designated ahead of Venezuelan Parliamentary Elections". Venezuelanalysis. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Gaceta Oficial de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela N° 40.567" (PDF). Supreme Tribunal of Justice. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Gabinete del Ciudadano Presidente Nicolás Maduro Moros" (PDF). Office of the Attorney General. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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