Jorge Arreaza

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Jorge Arreaza
Vice President of Venezuela
Incumbent
Assumed office
19 April 2013
Interim: 9 March 19 April 2013
President Nicolás Maduro
Preceded by Nicolás Maduro
Minister of Science and Tecnology
In office
27 November 2011  19 April 2013
President Hugo Chávez
Nicolás Maduro
Preceded by Office created
Succeeded by Manuel Fernández Meléndez
Personal details
Born Jorge Alberto Arreaza Monserrat
(1973-06-06) 6 June 1973
Nationality Venezuelan
Political party United Socialist Party of Venezuela
Spouse(s) Rosa Virginia Chavez Colmenares
Religion Roman Catholicism

Jorge Alberto Arreaza Monserrat (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxorxe alˈβerto areˈasa monseˈra(t)]) (born 6 June 1973) is a Venezuelan politician who has held several important positions in the administration of President Hugo Chávez and his successor Nicolás Maduro. Arreaza was appointed Vice President of Venezuela in 2013.[1] He has held the position of Minister of Science and Technology since 2011. He became Chavez's son-in-law in 2007, after marrying Chavez's eldest daughter, Rosa Virginia.[2] Throughout the final stages of Chavez's illness, Arreaza served as unofficial spokesman of the Chavez family.[3]

Education and early career

Jorge Arreaza a degree in international studies from Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV), and was awarded a scholarship by the Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho Foundation during the 1990s which allowed him to earn a master's degree in European Policy Studies at University of Cambridge, England. At UCV, he also worked as a journalist and university teacher, in addition to working as an announcer and interviewer on several public television venues in Venezuela,[2] and as host of the television show "Diálogo abierto".[3]

References

  1. Boon, Lisseth (12 July 2011). "Cinco cosas que no sabía sobre el ministro Jorge Arreaza (Five things you did not know about the minister Jorge Arreaza)". Retrieved 10 March 2013. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Noticias 24 Venezuela (8 March 2013). "Perfil de Jorge Arreaza, designado nuevo Vicepresidente de la República (Profile of Jorge Arreaza, appointed new Vice President)". Retrieved 10 March 2013. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Lozano, Daniel; James G. Garcia. "Jorge Arreaza: Yerno de Chávez y hombre emergente en el chavismo". Univision.com. Retrieved 10 March 2013. 
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