Cabinet of Venezuela#Cabinet of Hugo Chávez
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The Cabinet of Ministers of Venezuela ({{langx|es|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 ({{langx|es|Consejo de Ministros}}). The Cabinet is headed by the president of Venezuela, 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.
Structure
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The president of the republic, the executive vice president and the ministers, meeting jointly, make up the Council of Ministers.
=Vice President of the Republic=
It is a constitutional body of the National Executive, appointed by the president of the republic.
=Ministers=
The ministers are direct bodies of the president of the republic, and meeting jointly with the president and the executive vice president, they make up the Council of Ministers.
Ministers have the right to speak before the National Assembly and the committees thereof. They have the right to take part in debates in the National Assembly, without the right to vote.
==List of ministers==
The structure as of 2020:
- President of the Council of Ministers of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- First Vice-President of the Council of Ministers of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Sector Vice-president for the Economy
- Sector Vice President for Planning
- Sector Vice-President for Social and Territorial Socialism
- Sector Vice President for Political Sovereignty, Security and Peace
- Sector Vice President for Communication and Culture
- Sector Vice President for Public Works and Services
- Permanent Secretary of the Council of Ministers of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Attorney General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
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=Office of the Attorney General=
The Office of the Attorney General of the Republic advises, defends and represents in and out of court the property interests of the republic, and must be consulted for purposes of approval of contracts in the national public interest.
The Office of the Attorney General of the Republic is responsible to and under the overall direction of the attorney general. The attorney general attends and has the right to speak at meetings of the Cabinet.
=Council of State=
The Council of State is the highest consultative organ of the Government and the National Public Administration. It is charged with making policy recommendations in the national interest with regard to matters recognized by the president as being of particular importance and requiring the council's opinion.
The Council of State is led by the vice president as chairperson and has the following composition:
- 5 members appointed by the president
- 1 member appointed by the Directorial Board of the National Assembly
- 1 member appointed by the chief justice of the Supreme Tribunal
- 1 state governor selected by all the state and territorial governors to represent states' matters
=Federal Council of Government=
It is the body in charge of coordinating and planning policies and transferring competencies from the National Power to the States and Municipalities.
As a plenary section the FCG is made up of:
- Vice President of the Republic (President).
- Ministers of the Cabinet
- Governors of each federal entity (including governors of Amazonas, Anzoátegui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Falcón, Guárico, Lara, Mérida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Táchira, Trujillo, Vargas, Yaracuy and Zulia)
- One Mayor from the states representing municipal governments
- Spokespersons of the People's Power elected by regions
It also has a Permanent Secretariat, with the Executive Vice-Presidency of the Republic, two ministers, three governors, and three mayors forming its membership.
=Other executive bodies=
- Capital District Government
- Government of the Miranda Island Territory
- Central Bank of Venezuela
Cabinet of Nicolás Maduro
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Cabinet of Juan Guaidó
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{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Interim President of the Republic
| minister1 = Juan Guaidó
| minister1_termstart = 23 January 2019
| minister1_termend = 5 January 2023
| minister1_party = Popular Will
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{{Cabinet table minister
| title = General Coordinator of the Center of Government
| minister1 = Leopoldo López
| minister1_termstart = 28 August 2019
| minister1_termend = 5 January 2023
| minister1_party = Popular Will
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{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Presidential Commissioner for Foreign Affairs
| minister1 = Julio Borges
| minister1_termstart = 28 August 2019
| minister1_termend = 5 December 2021
| minister1_party = Justice First
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{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Presidential Commissioner for Human Rights and Victim Care
| minister1 = Humberto Prado
| minister1_termstart = 28 August 2019
| minister1_termend = 5 January 2023
| minister1_party = Independent
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Presidential Commissioner for Asset Recovery
| minister1 = Javier Troconis
| minister1_termstart = 28 August 2019
| minister1_termend = 5 January 2023
| minister1_party = Independent
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Presidential Commissioner for Economic Development
| minister1 = Alejandro Plaz
| minister1_termstart = 28 August 2019
| minister1_termend = 5 January 2023
| minister1_party = Independent
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{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Presidential Commissioner for the United Nations
| minister1 = Miguel Pizarro
| minister1_termstart = 22 September 2019
| minister1_termend = 5 January 2023
| minister1_party = Justice First
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = President of the Commission for the Recovery of Telesur
| minister1 = Leopoldo Castillo
| minister1_termstart = 14 January 2020
| minister1_termend = 5 January 2023
| minister1_party = Independent
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Special Commissioner for Security and Intelligence
| minister1 = Iván Simonovis
| minister1_termstart = 10 July 2019
| minister1_termend = 17 May 2021
| minister1_party = Independent
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Special Commissioner for the Fight Against Corruption
| minister1 = Carlos Paparoni
| minister1_termstart = 14 January 2020
| minister1_termend = 5 January 2023
| minister1_party = Justice First
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Special Prosecutor
| minister1 = José Ignacio Hernández Gonzales
| minister1_termstart = 27 February 2019
| minister1_termend = 18 June 2020
| minister1_party = Independent
| minister2 = Enrique Sánchez Falcón
| minister2_termstart = 23 June 2020
| minister2_termend = 5 January 2023
| minister2_party = Independent
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Ambassador of Venezuela to the Organization of American States
| minister1 = Gustavo Tarre
| minister1_termstart = 22 January 2020
| minister1_termend = 5 January 2023
| minister1_party = Copei
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Director of Citizen Services of the National Assembly
| minister1 = Luis Somaza
| minister1_termstart = 2019
| minister1_termend = 5 January 2023
| minister1_party = Popular Will
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Ad hoc President of Citgo Petroleum Corp
| minister1 = Luisa Palacios
| minister1_termstart = February 2019
| minister1_termend = 7 January 2021
| minister1_party = Independent
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Special Comptroller of the Republic
| minister1 = Juan Pablo Soteldo
| minister1_termstart = 12 February 2020
| minister1_termend = 5 January 2023
| minister1_party = Independent
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Ad hoc President of the Central Bank of Venezuela
| minister1 = Ricardo Villasmil Bond
| minister1_termstart = February 2019
| minister1_termend = August 2020
| minister1_party = Independent
| minister2 = Manuel Rodríguez Armesto
| minister2_termstart = August 2020
| minister2_termend = 5 January 2023
| minister2_party = Independent
}}
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Cabinet of Hugo Chávez
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Former cabinets
- Cabinet of Hermógenes López
- Cabinet of Cipriano Castro
- Cabinet of Eleazar López Contreras
- Cabinet of Isaías Medina Angarita
- Cabinet of Rómulo Gallegos
- Cabinet of Marcos Pérez Jiménez
- Cabinet of Rómulo Betancourt
- Second presidency of Rómulo Betancourt
- Cabinet of Raúl Leoni
- Cabinet of Luis Herrera Campins
- Cabinet of Jaime Lusinchi
- Cabinet of Carlos Andrés Pérez
- Cabinet of Ramón José Velásquez
- Cabinet of Rafael Caldera
- Cabinet of Hugo Chávez
- Cabinet of Nicolás Maduro
See also
References
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|url = http://historico.tsj.gov.ve/legislacion/enmienda2009.pdf
|title = Constitución de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela con la Enmienda N° 1
|work = Supreme Tribunal of Justice
|date = 15 February 2009
|language = es
|location = Caracas
|access-date = 2 January 2016
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211041/http://historico.tsj.gov.ve/legislacion/enmienda2009.pdf
|archive-date = 2016-03-04
|url-status = dead
}}
|url = http://historico.tsj.gob.ve/gaceta_ext/noviembre/17112014/E-17112014-4128.pdf
|title = Decreto N° 1424 con Rango, Valor y Fuerza de Ley Orgánica de la Administración Pública
|work = Official Gazette of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
|date = 17 November 2014
|language = es
|location = Caracas
|access-date = 2 January 2016
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045047/http://historico.tsj.gob.ve/gaceta_ext/noviembre/17112014/E-17112014-4128.pdf
|archive-date = 2016-03-04
|url-status = dead
}}
}}
External links
- [http://www.presidencia.gob.ve/ Gobierno en línea] - Official website of the Venezuelan government.
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