Jorge Arreaza | |
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![]() Arreaza in July 2012 | |
Vice President of Venezuela | |
In office 19 April 2013 – 6 January 2016 Acting: 8 March 2013 – 19 April 2013 | |
President | Nicolás Maduro |
Preceded by | Nicolás Maduro |
Succeeded by | Aristóbulo Istúriz |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 2 August 2017 – 20 August 2021 | |
President | Nicolás Maduro |
Preceded by | Samuel Moncada |
Succeeded by | Felix Plasencia |
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 |
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 Caracas, Venezuela |
Political 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.