Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodríguez. Photo: AP/Ariana Cubillos.
Due to the illegal abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by US military forces, power passed to the executive vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, who is currently serving as acting president in President Maduro’s absence.
Some facts about Acting President Delcy Rodríguez:
- She was born on May 18, 1969, in Caracas, daughter of Jorge Antonio Rodríguez, leader of the Revolutionary Left Movement and founder of the Marxist party Socialist League.
- She graduated from the Faculty of Law at the Central University of Venezuela, was a leader of the student movement, and specialized in labor law in Paris, France.
- For some time she taught at the Central University of Venezuela, and in 2003, she joined the Ministry of Energy and Mines as director of international affairs.
- In 2005, she held the position of deputy foreign minister for Europe and, from February to August 2006, she was head of the Office of the Presidency of Venezuela during the Government of Hugo Chávez.
- In 2013, President Nicolás Maduro appointed her minister of communication and information and, in 2014, minister of foreign affairs, becoming the first woman in that position for the Venezuelan government.
- From August 2017 to June 2018, she presided over the National Constituent Assembly.
- In 2018, she was elected president of the Somos Venezuela Movement.
- That same year, Maduro appointed her vice president of Venezuela and ex officio head of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (SEBIN).
- Between 2020 and 2024, she combined the position of vice president with the leadership of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
- Since 2024, she has held the position of Minister of Hydrocarbons of Venezuela.
- She is under sanctions from several countries, including Canada, the EU, and the US. Her brother, Jorge Rodríguez, is president of the National Assembly.
(Sputnik)
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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