Jorge Rodríguez (politician)

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Jorge Rodríguez Pérez (1965) is a Venezuelan politician and psychiatrist, and the current vice-president of Venezuela. Born in Caracas in 1965, President Hugo Chávez announced on January 3, 2007 that Rodríguez would be the next vice-president, replacing José Vicente Rangel.^[1] He was sworn in on January 8, two days before Chávez's swearing in for his next term as president.^[2] Rodríguez had previously been the chief of Venezuela's electoral council. His father was a leader in the Socialist League and was tortured to death by police in the 1970s.^[1]

Rodríguez studied medicine at the Central University of Venezuela(UCV); he was the president of the Federation of University Centers in 1988. After graduating, he studied psychiatry at the UCV and community clinical psychology at the Andrés Bello Catholic University.^[1]

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1. ^ ^{a b c} Clodovaldo Hernández, "Chávez designates former electoral director as Vice-President", eluniversal.com, January 4, 2007.
2. ^ Gregory Wilpurt, "Chavez Swears-In New Cabinet for “Venezuelan Path to Socialism”", Venezuelanalysis.com, January 8, 2007.