Jorge Arreaza
| 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 Technology | |
| 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 6 June 1973 Caracas |
| 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 alˈberto 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 previously served as Minister of Science and Technology from 2011 to 2013. 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
Born in Caracas, Jorge Arreaza received a degree in international studies from the Central University of 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]
Arreaza has dismissed the opposition criticisms that the government is using the army to promote an ideology, which is against the 1999 constitution, saying "the military are Chávez-militants who will guarantee the socialist model in Venezuela".[4]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lozano, Daniel; James G. Garcia. "Jorge Arreaza: Yerno de Chávez y hombre emergente en el chavismo". Univision.com. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ↑ Arreaza insists that the Venezuelan armed forces are pro-Chávez (Notitarde, in Spanish)