The Vice-President of Venezuela , officially the Executive Vice-President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( Ex. Vicepresidente Ejecutivo de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela ) is the second largest public office of Venezuela. In accordance with the current Constitution, he is appointed exclusively by the head of state and is directly subordinate to him. It was first established in 1830 and abolished with the adoption of a new constitution in 1858. Restored in 1999 by the socialist government of Hugo Chávez .
| Vice President of Venezuela | |
|---|---|
| isp. Vicepresidente de Venezuela | |
 Coat of arms of Venezuela | |
 Position is Delsi rodriguez from June 14, 2018 | |
| Appointed | The president |
| Term of office | Indefinitely |
| Position appeared | 1830 |
| Position restored | 1999 |
| First in position | Diego Bautista Urbaneha |
| Position abolished | 1858 |
| Site | vicepresidencia.gob.ve |
The current vice-president of Venezuela is the socialist Delsy Rodriguez (from June 14, 2018), appointed to this position by President Nicolas Maduro .
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The Executive Vice President is appointed and dismissed by the head of state, the President. Also, the vice-president can be removed by a decision of the National Assembly in case the decision on suspension is supported by more than two thirds of the deputies. If the National Assembly dismisses the vice-president three times in a row within six years of a presidential term, the president has the right to dissolve parliament.
The Vice-President is the first of the possible successors to the post of President, in case the head of state cannot fulfill his official duties. In this case, the vice-president becomes Acting Head of State in accordance with Articles 233 and 234 of the current Venezuelan Constitution.
Fifth Republic (since 1999)
| Portrait | Name (genus –um.) | Term of office - Political Party | Notes | The president | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Isaias Rodriguez (1942–) | 2000 | Appointed by the president | Hugo Chavez (1999–2002) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Movement for the Fifth Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adina bastidas (1943–) | 2000 | 2002 | Appointed by the president | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-party [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diosdado cabello (1963–) | 2002 | Appointed by the president | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Movement for the Fifth Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vacant with Pedro Carmona (2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vacant at Diosdado Cabello (2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jose Vicente Rangel (1929–) | 2002 | 2007 | Appointed by the president | Hugo Chavez (2002–2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Movement for the Fifth Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jorge Rodriguez (1965–) | 2007 | 2008 | Appointed by the president | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Movement for the Fifth Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ramon Carisales (1952–) | 2008 | 2010 | Appointed by the president | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Movement for the Fifth Republic and United Socialist Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elias Jaua (1969–) | 2010 | 2012 | Appointed by the president | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Socialist Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicolas Maduro (1962–) | 2012 | 2013 | Appointed by the president | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Socialist Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jorge Arreas (1973–) | 2013 | 2016 | Appointed by the president | Nicolas Maduro (2013–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Socialist Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aristobulo Isturis (1946–) | 2016 | 2017 | Appointed by the president | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Socialist Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarek El Aissami (1974–) | 2017 | 2018 | Appointed by the president | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Socialist Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delsi rodriguez (1969–) | 2018 | - | Appointed by the president | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Socialist Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- ↑ Adina Bastidas: “Yo asumo mi responsabilidad en el tema del control de cambio” (Spanish) . Aporrea.org (13 June 2015). The date of circulation is January 10, 2016.
Links
- vicepresidencia.gob.ve - the official website of the Vice-President (Spanish)