| Ramón Carrizales | |
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| Assumed office 3 January 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Jorge Rodríguez |
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| Born | November 8, 1952 Zaraza, Guarico, Venezuela |
| Political party | United Socialist Party of Venezuela |
Ramón Alonso Carrizales Rengifo (Zaraza - November 8, 1952) is a Venezuelan politician and the current Vice President of Venezuela. Carrizales is a former Colonel of the Venezuelan Armed Forces (retired in 1994) educated at the Venezuelan Academy of Military Sciences where he graduated in 1974. He was appointed Vice President by President Hugo Chavez in January 2008 after previously serving as chair of the Fondo Nacional de Transporte Urbano (Fontur) (2000-2004), Infrastructure Minister (2004-2007) and Housing Minister (2007-2008).[1]
| Preceded by Jorge Rodríguez |
Vice President of Venezuela 2008– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
References
- ^ "Chavez reshuffles cabinet". Financial Times. 2 January 2008. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/53e58658-ba63-11dc-abcb-0000779fd2ac.html. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
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