Jorge Arreaza
Jorge Arreaza | |
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Arreaza in 2017 | |
| Deputy of the National Assembly of Venezuela | |
| Assumed office 5 January 2026 | |
| Constituency | National List |
| Minister for Communes and Social Movements | |
| In office 3 March 2022 – 19 February 2024 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Noris Herrera Rodríguez |
| Succeeded by | Guy Vernáez |
| Minister of Industries and National Production | |
| In office 19 August 2021 – 8 December 2021 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Tareck El Aissami |
| Succeeded by | José Gregorio Biomorgi |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 2 August 2017 – 19 August 2021 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Samuel Moncada |
| Succeeded by | Felix Plasencia |
| Minister of Ecological Mining Development | |
| In office 19 February 2017 – 2 August 2017 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Roberto Mirabal |
| Succeeded by | Victor Cano |
| Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology | |
| In office 8 January 2016 – 4 January 2017 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Manuel Fernández Meléndez |
| Succeeded by | Hugbel Roa |
| Vice President of Venezuela | |
| In office 19 April 2013 – 6 January 2016 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Nicolás Maduro |
| Succeeded by | Aristóbulo Istúriz |
| 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 Montserrat 6 June 1973 |
| Party | United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) |
| Spouse(s) |
Rosa Virginia Chavez Colmenares
(m. 2007; div. 2017)Germania (m. 2022) |
| Alma mater | Central University of Venezuela University of Cambridge |
Jorge Alberto Arreaza Montserrat (Venezuelan Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾxe alˈβeɾto 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. From August 2017 to August 2021, Arreaza served as Venezuela's Minister of Foreign Affairs. Arreaza has been sanctioned by Canada and the United States for his role in the violation of human rights in Venezuela.