Nicolás Maduro

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Nicolás Maduro Moros (born 23 November 1962 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan politician who was appointed foreign minister by President Hugo Chávez on 9 August 2006.[1]

Maduro emerged as a student leader and worked as a bus driver and trade-unionist representing the workers of the Caracas Metro system in the 1970s and 1980s. He is one of the founders of the Fifth Republic Movement (MVR). Maduro was elected on the MVR ticket to the Chamber of Deputies in 1998, to the National Constituent Assembly in 1999, and to the National Assembly in 2000 and 2005, representing the Capital District. The legislature elected him Speaker of the Assembly. He held that position in 2005 and the first half of 2006.[2]

Maduro is married to Cilia Flores[3], herself a prominent figure within the MVR. She replaced Maduro as Speaker of parliament.[4]

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• Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores (Venezuelan Foreign Ministry)
• Nicolás Maduro Moros, Ministro del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores (government CV)