Jesse Chacón
Jesse Chacón | |
|---|---|
March 2013 | |
| Minister of Interior and Justice | |
| In office September 2004 – January 2007 | |
| President | Hugo Chavez |
| Preceded by | Lucas Rincón Romero |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Carreño |
| Minister of the Office of the President | |
| In office January 2008 – 2008 | |
| Minister of Communications and Information | |
| In office December 2008 – April 2009 | |
| Preceded by | (new post) |
| Succeeded by | Blanca Eckhout |
| Minister of Science and Technology | |
| In office April 2009 – December 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 November 1965 |
| Party | PSUV |
| Alma mater | Military Academy of Venezuela |
Jesse Alonso Chacón Escamillo (born 9 November 1965) is a Venezuelan politician, engineer, and former military officer. Chacón participated in the November 1992 coup attempt the second attempted coup of that year, when he took part in the occupation of the station of the state television station channel Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), where several workers of the station were killed. Two years after the coup, he was pardoned by president Rafael Caldera. During Hugo Chávez's tenure, he served in many high ranking positions, such as minister of communications, minister of interior and justice and minister of electric power.