The militaristic nature of the Chavez regimeBy Aleksander BoydLondon 26.01.06 | The following is a list of some military officers holding civilian jobs in Venezuela's executive, legislative and other institutions. Just to clarify possible misunderstandings regarding the 'democratic and socialist' nature of the Chavez regime. The list is not comprehensive. Up to 87 members of the army were/are part of the administration according to this report. Ministers 1. Lieutenant Jesse Chacon, Minister of Interior and Justice 2. General Jorge Luis Garcia Carneiro, Minister of Defence 3. Colonel Ramon Carrizalez, Minister of Infrastructure 4. Lieutenant Colonel Wilmar Castro Soteldo, Minister of Comerce and Production 5. General Jose Rafael Oropeza, Minister of Feeding (Alimentación) 6. Captain Edgar Hernandez Behrens, State Minister for Development Financing, President of BANDES Deputies to the National Assembly* 7. Mayor Francisco Ameliach, MVR Deputy for Carabobo 8. Captain Pedro Carreño, MVR Deputy for Barinas 9. Colonel Jesus Santiago de León, MVR Deputy for Barinas 10. Captain Victor Hugo Morales, MVR Deputy for Miranda 11. Lieutenant Nestor León Heredia, MVR Deputy for Yaracuy 12. Mayor Edis Alfonso Rios, MVR Deputy for Zulia 13. Captain Jesus Garcia Rojas, MVR (substitute) Deputy for Zulia Governors 14. Captain Jesus Aguilarte, Apure state 15. General Francisco Rangel Gomez, Bolivar state 16. General Luis Felipe Acosta Carles, Carabobo state 17. Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Yánez Rangel, Cojedes state 18. Lieutenant Colonel Luis Reyes Reyes, Lara state 19. Captain Florencio Porras, Merida state 20. Lieutenant Diosdado Cabello, Miranda state 21. Captain Ronald Blanco La Cruz, Tachira state 22. Mayor Antonio Rodriguez, Vargas state Ministerial Departments Interior and Justice Ministry: 23. General Alcides Rondon Diaz, Vice Minister of Citizen Safety 24. Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Jose Rivero, National Directorate of Civil Protection and Disaster Administration (?) Infrastructure Ministry 25. Mayor Francisco Javier Centeno, Director of the National Institute of Transit and Transport 26. Colonel Cesar Augusto Torres Chavez, Director of Transit (El Llanito office) 27. Colonel Orlando Rivero Bastidas, Director of the Regional Coordination Center in Portuguesa state Foreign Office 28. General Arevalo Mendez, Vice Minister of Foreign Office Minister of Health and Social Development 29. Captain Gilberto Perez Arteaga, Vargas state Directorate of Health 30. Captain Victor Gil Contreras, Tachira state Health Corporation Finance Ministry 31. Lieutenant Carmen Teresa de Maniglia, Chief of National Treasury Office 32. General Alejandro Montes Estrada, Vice Minister of Regulation and Control 33. General Alfredo Ramon Pardo, National Budget Office Environment and Natural Resources Ministry 34. Lieutenant Colonel Jaime Tortolero, Integral Security Directorate 35. General Romer Joaquin Mena Nava, President of Venezuela's Geographic Institute Simon Bolivar 36. Captain Norberto Diaz Garcia, Director of the National Hydraulic Laboratory 37. Colonel Guillermo Banchs Hernandez, President of the National Reforestation Co. 38. Colonel Jacinto Colmenares, Hydro-Southwest 39. Lieutenant Colonel Tirso Carballo, Technical Director of VENHEMET National Electoral Council 40. General Ramon Santeliz, General Director of Assembling Supreme Court of Justice 41. Colonel Eladio Aponte Aponte, Magistrate of the Penal Division Independent institutes and other offices 42. Captain Jose Vielma Mora, Director of SENIAT (Venezuela's Inland Revenue) 43. Colonel Carlos Martin Peñalosa, General Administration Manager 44. Mayor Marcos Porras Sanchez, Infrastructure and Services Division 45. Colonel Noel Martinez Rivero, Custom and Excise Investigation Office 46. Colonel Helmenas Liscano, Customs San Antonio del Tachira Office PDVSA 47. Colonel Dester Rodriguez, Internal Director DISIP (Political Police 48. General Miguel Rodriguez Torres, Director National Civil Aviation Institute 49. Colonel Giusappe Yofreda, Director FONTUR (National Urban Transport Fund) 50. Mayor Luis Fernando Alvarez, Fleet Manager COMDIBAR (Development of Barquisimeto Industrial Areas) 51. General Rafael Medina Abarca, Representative MERCABAR (Food Wholeseller's Market of Barquisimeto) 53. Colonel Marcos Paz Sandrea INAGER (Geriatric Institute) 54. Mayor Pedro Miguel Arroyo CADIVI (Forex Office) 55. Lieutenant Colonel Leander Ayalon, board member INTI (Land Institute) 56. Captain Eliezer Otaiza, Director** MERCAL (subsidised food outlets 57. Mayor Luis Alberto Medina, Board member Army officials in diplomatic posts Brazil 58. General Julio Garcia Montoya, Ambassador 59. Rear Admiral Jose Gilberto Quintero, Consul in Belem do Para 60. General Jorge Luis Duran Centeno, Consul in Sao Paulo Canada 61. General Jose E. Osorio Garcia, Ambassador Colombia 62. General Carlos Santiago Ramirez, Ambassador 63. Colonel Raul Bolivar Blanco, Consul in Arauca Chile 64. Colonel Victor Eloy Delgado Monsalve, Ambassador Ecuador 65. Mayor Oscar Navas, Ambassador USA 66. Mayor Antonio Hernandez Borgo, Consul in Miami Dominican Republic 67. General Belisario Landis Israel 68. General Angel Machado Almeida, Ambassador Malasia 69. General Noel Martinez Ochoa, Ambassador Germany 70. Colonel Cesar Osvelio Mendez, Consul in Frankfurt Czech Republic 71. Colonel Jose Alberto Gomez, Ambassador Switzerland 72. Vice Admiral Jose Miguel Sierraalta Zavarce, Ambassador UN Geneva 73. Vice Admiral Bernabe Carrero Cuberos, Representative *As of December 2005 **Due to an accident, whilst drunk, Otaiza has not returned to his job. © by Vcrisis.com & the author |