Ministry of Defense (Venezuela)
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Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Defensa | |
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Seal of the Ministry of People's Power for Defense
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Ministry of Defense in Caracas. |
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Formed | April 19, 1810 | (as War and Navy Bureau)
Headquarters | Caracas, Venezuela Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
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The Venezuelan Ministry of People's Power for Defense is the federal-level organ responsible for maintaining the Venezuelan armed forces. As of October 2014, this ministry is headed by General Vladimir Padrino López[1] The ministry coordinates numerous counter-narcotics operations (e.g., Operation Sierra through the CUFAN organ), helps perform various civil support and social development programs, and oversees the conventional military capabilities of Venezuela.
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Timeline of the Ministry
- 1810 Established as War and Navy Bureau
- 1863 Ministry of War
- 1874 Ministry of War and Navy
- 1946 Became Ministry of National Defense
- 1951 Name amended to Ministry of Defense
- 2007 Renamed Ministry of People's Power for Defense by presidential decree
Lists of Ministers of Defense
Ministers of Defense of the Republic of Venezuela | ||||
# | Minister | Period | President | |
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Beginning of term | End of term | |||
1 | Commander Lino de Clemente | 1810 | 1812 | Cristóbal Mendoza |
2 | Commander Lino de Clemente | 1812 | 1812 | Francisco Espejo |
3 | Commander Lino de Clemente | 1812 | 1812 | Francisco de Miranda |
4 | Commander Lino de Clemente | 1813 | 1814 | Simón Bolívar |
5 | Tomás Montilla | 1817 | 1821 | Simón Bolívar |
6 | Major General Pedro Briceño Méndez | 1821 | 1825 | Simón Bolívar |
7 | Lieutenant General Carlos Soublette | 1825 | 1828 | Simón Bolívar |
8 | General Officer Rafael Urdaneta | 1828 | 1829 | Simón Bolívar |
9 | Lieutenant General Carlos Soublette | 1829 | 1835 | José Antonio Páez |
10 | Francisco Conde | 1835 | 1835 | José María Vargas |
11 | Francisco Hernáiz | 1836 | 1836 | José María Vargas |
12 | Francisco Hernáiz | 1836 | 1837 | Andrés Navarte |
13 | Guillermo Smith | 1837 | 1839 | Carlos Soublette |
14 | General Officer Rafael Urdaneta | 1839 | 1843 | José Antonio Páez |
15 | Rafael Urdaneta | 1843 | 1847 | Carlos Soublette |
16 | Francisco Mejia | 1847 | 1851 | José Tadeo Monagas |
17 | Francisco Mejia | 1851 | 1855 | José Gregorio Monagas |
18 | Francisco Mejia | 1855 | 1858 | José Tadeo Monagas |
19 | Domingo Hernández | 1858 | 1859 | Julián Castro |
20 | Domingo Hernández | 1859 | 1861 | Manuel Felipe Tovar |
21 | Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual | 1863 | 1864 | Juan Crisóstomo Falcón |
22 | José Ruperto Monagas | 1864 | 1868 | Juan Crisostomo Falcon |
23 | José Ruperto Monagas | 1868 | 1870 | José Ruperto Monagas |
24 | José Ignacio Pulido | 1870 | 1874 | Antonio Guzmán Blanco |
25 | Major General Joaquín Crespo | 1874 | 1877 | Antonio Guzmán Blanco |
26 | Major General Ramón Guerra | 1892 | 1894 | Joaquín Crespo |
27 | José Ignacio Pulido | 1899 | 1902 | Cipriano Castro |
28 | Ramón Guerra | 1902 | 1903 | Cipriano Castro |
29 | José María García Gómez | 1903 | 1903 | Cipriano Castro |
30 | Manuel Salvador Araujo | 1903 | 1904 | Cipriano Castro |
31 | Joaquin Garrido | 1904 | 1905 | Cipriano Castro |
32 | José María García Gómez | 1905 | 1906 | Cipriano Castro |
33 | Brigadier Diego Bautista Ferrer (acting) | 1906 | 1906 | Cipriano Castro |
34 | Manuel Salvador Araujo | 1906 | 1907 | Cipriano Castro |
35 | Major General Diego Bautista Ferrer | 1907 | 1908 | Cipriano Castro |
36 | Major General Régulo Olivares | 1908 | 1911 | Juan Vicente Gómez [2] |
37 | Manuel Vicente Castro Zavala | 1911 | 1912 | Juan Vicente Gómez |
38 | Ismael Pereira Álvarez | 1912 | 1913 | Juan Vicente Gómez |
39 | Victorino Márquez Bustillos | 1913 | 1914 | Juan Vicente Gómez |
40 | Carlos Jiménez Rebolledo | 1914 | 1922 | Victorino Márquez Bustillos |
41 | Carlos Jiménez Rebolledo | 1922 | 1929 | Juan Vicente Gómez |
42 | Brigadier Tobías Utribe | 1929 | 1931 | Juan Bautista Pérez |
43 | Major General Eleazar López Contreras | 1931 | 1935 | Juan Vicente Gómez |
44 | Brigadier Antonio Chalboud Cardona | 1935 | 1936 | Eleazar López Contreras |
45 | Major General Isaias Medina Angarita | 1936 | 1941 | Eleazar López Contreras |
46 | Brigadier Antonio Chalboud Cardona | 1941 | 1942 | Isaias Medina Angarita |
47 | Major General Juan de Cios Celis Paredes | 1942 | 1943 | Isaias Medina Angarita |
48 | Carlos Meyer | 1943 | 1943 | Isaias Medina Angarita |
49 | Brigadier Manuel Morán | 1943 | 1945 | Isaias Medina Angarita |
50 | Major General Delfín Becerra | 1945 | 1945 | Isaias Medina Angarita |
51 | Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Delgado Chalbaud | 1945 | 1946 | Rómulo Betancourt |
52 | Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Delgado Chalbaud | 1946 | 1948 | Rómulo Betancourt |
53 | Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Delgado Chalbaud | 1948 | 1948 | Rómulo Gallegos |
54 | Lieutenant Colonel Marcos Pérez Jiménez | 1948 | 1950 | Carlos Delgado Chalbaud |
55 | Lieutenant Colonel Marcos Pérez Jiménez | 1950 | 1952 | Germán Suárez Flamerich |
56 | Colonel Marcos Pérez Jiménez(acting) | 1952 | 1953 | Marcos Pérez Jiménez |
57 | Oscar Mazzei Carta | 1953 | 1958 | Marcos Pérez Jiménez |
58 | Major General Rómulo Fernández | 1958 | 1958 | Marcos Pérez Jiménez |
59 | Major General Marcos Pérez Jiménez (acting) | 1958 | 1958 | Marcos Pérez Jiménez |
60 | Major General Jesús Castro León | 1958 | 1958 | Rómulo Betancourt [3] |
61 | Brigadier Josué López Hernández | 1958 | 1961 | Rómulo Betancourt |
62 | Brigadier Antonio Briceño Linares | 1961 | 1964 | Rómulo Betancourt |
63 | Major General Ramón Florencio Gómez | 1964 | 1969 | Raúl Leoni |
64 | Marín García Villasmil | 1969 | 1971 | Rafael Caldera |
65 | Jesús Carbonel Izquierdo | 1971 | 1972 | Rafael Caldera |
66 | Gustavo Pardi Dávila | 1972 | 1974 | Rafael Caldera |
67 | Homero Leal Torres | 1974 | 1976 | Carlos Andrés Pérez |
68 | Francisco Álvarez Torres | 1979 | 1977 | Carlos Andrés Pérez |
69 | Francisco Paredes Bello | 1977 | 1979 | Carlos Andrés Pérez |
70 | Fernando Paredes Bello | 1979 | 1979 | Luis Herrera Campins |
71 | Luis Rangel Burgoing | 1979 | 1980 | Luis Herrera Campins |
72 | Tomás Abreu Rescaniere | 1980 | 1981 | Luis Herrera Campins |
73 | Bernardo Leal Puchi | 1981 | 1982 | Luis Herrera Campins |
74 | Vicente Narváez Churión | 1982 | 1983 | Luis Herrera Campins |
75 | Humberto Alcalde Álvarez | 1983 | 1984 | Luis Herrera Campins |
76 | Humberto Alcalde Álvarez | 1984 | 1984 | Jaime Lusinchi |
77 | Andrés Brito Martínez | 1984 | 1986 | Jaime Lusinchi |
78 | José Cardozo Grimaldi | 1986 | 1987 | Jaime Lusinchi |
79 | Major General Eliodoro Guerrero | 1987 | 1988 | Jaime Lusinchi |
80 | Major General Italo del Valle Alliegro | 1988 | 1989 | Jaime Lusinchi |
81 | Major General Italo del Valle Alliegro | 1989 | 1989 | Carlos Andrés Pérez |
82 | Major General Filmo López Uzcátegui | 1989 | 1990 | Carlos Andrés Pérez |
83 | Héctor Jurado Toro | 1990 | 1991 | Carlos Andrés Pérez |
84 | Fernándo Ochoa Antich | 1991 | 1992 | Carlos Andrés Pérez |
85 | Iván Jiménez Sánchez | 1992 | 1993 | Carlos Andrés Pérez |
86 | Iván Jiménez Sánchez | 1993 | 1993 | Octavio Lepage |
87 | Iván Jiménez Sánchez | 1993 | 1993 | Ramón J Velásquez < |
88 | Radamés Muñoz León | 1993 | 1993 | Ramón J Velásquez |
89 | Rafael Montero Ravette | 1993 | 1994 | Ramón J Velásquez |
90 | Rafael Montero Ravette | 1994 | 1995 | Rafael Caldera |
91 | Moisés Orozco Graterol | 1995 | 1996 | Rafael Caldera |
92 | Pedro Valencia Vivas | 1996 | 1997 | Rafael Caldera |
93 | Rear Admiral (upper half) Tito Rincón |
1997 | 1999 | Rafael Caldera |
94 | Major General Raúl Salazar | 1999 | 1999 | Hugo Chávez |
95 | Major General Ismael Hurtado | 1999 | 2000 | Hugo Chávez |
96 | Major General José Vicente Rangel | 2000 | 2002 | Hugo Chávez |
97 | Lieutenant General Lucas Rincon Romero | 2002 | 2002 | Hugo Chávez |
98 | Major General José Luis Prieto | 2002 | 2004 | Hugo Chávez |
99 | Lieutenant General Jorge Luis García Carneiro | 2004 | 2005 | Hugo Chávez |
100 | Vice Admiral Orlando Maniglia | 2005 | 2006 | Hugo Chávez |
101 | General Raúl Baduel | 2006 | 2007 | Hugo Chávez |
102 | General Gustavo Rangel Briceño | 2007 | 2009 | Hugo Chávez |
103 | Lieutenant General Ramón Carrizales | 2009 | 2010 | Hugo Chávez |
104 | General Carlos Mata Figueroa | 2010 | 2012 | Hugo Chávez |
105 | General Henry Rangel Silva | 2012 | 2012 | Hugo Chávez |
106 | Admiral Diego Molero | 2012 | 2013 | Hugo Chávez |
107 | Admiral Diego Molero | 2013 | 2013 | Nicolás Maduro |
108 | Admiral Carmen Melendez Teresa Rivas | 2013 | 2014 | Nicolás Maduro |
108 | General Vladimir Padrino López[4] | 2014 | Present | Nicolás Maduro |
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.vtv.gob.ve/articulos/2014/10/24/designan-a-carmen-melendez-como-ministra-de-interior-justicia-y-paz-y-a-vladimir-padrino-lopez-como-ministro-de-la-defesa-7695.html
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20070513123641/http://www.mindefensa.gov.ve/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=141&Itemid=89&limit=1&limitstart=0
- ↑ http://www.vtv.gob.ve/articulos/2014/10/24/designan-a-carmen-melendez-como-ministra-de-interior-justicia-y-paz-y-a-vladimir-padrino-lopez-como-ministro-de-la-defesa-7695.html
External links
- (Spanish) Sitio oficial del Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Defensa de Venezuela y los Ex-Ministros
- (Spanish) Sitio oficial del Ejército Libertador (Venezuela)
- (Spanish) Sitio oficial de la Armada de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
- (Spanish) Sitio oficial de la Aviación Militar de Venezuela
- (Spanish) Sitio oficial de la Guardia Nacional de Venezuela
- (Spanish) Sitio oficial de la Aviación del Ejército del Venezuela