Héctor Rodríguez Castro
Héctor Rodríguez | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education | |
| Assumed office 27 August 2024 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro Delcy Rodríguez (acting) |
| Preceded by | Yelitze Santaella |
| In office 9 January 2014 – 4 September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Maryann Hanson |
| Succeeded by | Rudolfo Pérez |
| Governor of Miranda | |
| In office 18 October 2017 – 10 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Henrique Capriles |
| Succeeded by | Elio Serrano |
| Deputy of the National Assembly of Venezuela | |
| In office 5 January 2016 – 30 July 2017 | |
| Constituency | Bolívar State |
| Minister of Youth | |
| In office 21 April 2013 – 9 January 2014 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Mari Pili Hernández |
| Succeeded by | Víctor Clark |
| Minister of Sport | |
| In office 22 June 2010 – 21 April 2013 | |
| President | Hugo Chávez Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Victoria Mata |
| Succeeded by | Alejandra Benítez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 March 1982 |
| Party | United Socialist Party of Venezuela |
| Alma mater | Central University of Venezuela |
Héctor Rodríguez Castro (born March 26, 1982) is a Venezuelan lawyer and politician. He is currently the governor of Miranda. He served as the national Minister of Education in the cabinet of Nicolas Maduro.
Early life
Castro was born in Río Chico, Venezuela on March 26, 1982. [1]
Political career
On 9 January 2014, he was appointed as Minister of Popular Power for Education until his dismissal on 4 September 2015 to be a candidate for deputy to the National Assembly of Venezuela.[2] He was elected deputy list by the Bolívar state for the period 2016–2021 in the parliamentary elections of 6 December 2015 by the Great Patriotic Pole.[3] He won the regional elections in Miranda in 2017.[4][5] Earlier that year, he was elected as a member of the National Assembly of Venezuela in the state of Miranda.[6]
Personal life
Castro is married and has two sons.[1]
References
- ^ a b Beltran, Diana Carolina (26 October 2017). "La historia que Héctor Rodríguez no quiere contar". El Billuyo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "PSUV Bolívar presentó sus candidatas y candidatos a la Asamblea Nacional". www.psuv.org.ve. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Divulgación Elecciones Parlamentarias - 6 de Diciembre de 2015". www.cne.gob.ve. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Divulgación Electoral Regionales 2017". www.cne.gob.ve. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ Web, El Nacional (17 October 2017). "Héctor Rodríguez tomará posesión del cargo de gobernador este miércoles". El Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Héctor Rodríguez asumió jefatura del Comando de Campaña de la Asamblea Nacional Constituyente". Panorama (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.