Cabinet of Venezuela

The Cabinet of Venezuela is the circle high level ministerial officials and appointees who coordinate the day to day management of the Venezuelan federal government in conjunction with the President of Venezuela. According to the 1999 Venezuelan Constitution, the President can alter his cabinet as he sees fit, and may establish or eliminate federal ministries by presidential decree.

Under Hugo Chávez, cabinet reshuffles have been frequent; thus authoritative lists are difficult to maintain. Several important members of Chávez's inner government circle are not members of the cabinet, nor even members of the executive branch; instead, they are members of the newly created citizen's branch (poder ciudadano).

List of current cabinet officials under Hugo Chávez

References

Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the United States of America: Government — Cabinet Ministries — Directory of cabinet structure and current cabinet members. (Spanish)
El Universal — Incoming ministers sworn in List of ministers designated January 8, 2007