Rafael Ramírez (politician)
Rafael Ramírez | |
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Rafael Ramirez in 2013. | |
| Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations | |
| In office 28 December 2014 – 28 November 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Moncada |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Moncada |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela | |
| In office 2 September 2014 – 25 December 2014 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Elías Jaua |
| Succeeded by | Delcy Rodríguez |
| President of PDVSA | |
| In office 20 November 2004 – 1 September 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Alí Rodríguez |
| Succeeded by | Eulogio del Pino |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 August 1963 |
| Party | United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) (2007–2017) Independent (2017–present) |
| Parent | Rafael Darío Ramirez Coronado |
| Relatives | Diego Salazar Carreño, Fidel Ramirez Carreño |
| Alma mater | Central University of Venezuela (MEng) University of Los Andes (BE) |
| Occupation | Engineer, politician |
| Salary | USD 30,000 (Last known in 2008) |
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Rafael Darío Ramírez Carreño (born August 4, 1963) is a Venezuelan engineer, politician, and diplomat. He joined the board of Venezuelan state-owned petroleum company PDVSA in 2002 and served as company president from 2004 to 2014. He also served as Venezuela's Minister of Energy from 2002 to 2014. He was the longest-serving cabinet member under President Hugo Chávez. In 2014, he briefly served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and then subsequently served as Venezuela's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. Ramirez was fired as UN representative by Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro the evening of November 28, 2017. He confirmed he had "resigned" at the request of Maduro on December 4, 2017.