Adán Chávez Frías (born April 11, 1953) is a Venezuelan politician who was Governor of Barinas state from 2008 to 2017. Previously he was Ambassador to Cuba and then Minister of Education from 2007 to 2008. He is the elder brother of

Hugo Chávez Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (; 28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician who was president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period in 2002. Chávez was also leader of the Fifth Republ ...

, who was President of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013, and of the Mayor of

Sabaneta, Barinas Sabaneta is a town in Venezuela's Barinas state. It is known to be the birthplace of the late President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez and his siblings. Sabaneta is the capital of Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality in Barinas. The town was founde ...

, Anibal José Chávez Frías.

Guerilla affiliations

Adán studied at the University of the Andes, in Mérida where he was involved with pro-guerrilla groups prior to the election of his brother Hugo into the presidency. Through Adán, Hugo met with guerrilla fighters

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and

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Political career

After Hugo was elected as president, he appointed Adán as Ambassador to Cuba. In August 2006, Adán became Presidential Secretary, replacing

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, who reportedly disagreed with Hugo Chávez during his international tour. ''

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'' reported that the author of several books on Chávez,

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, argued: "A much more hard-line phase f Chávez ruleis beginning and Chávez needs a reliable and radical team around him." In January 2007, Hugo appointed Adán as Minister of Education. In 2008, he was elected as Governor of Barinas as the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) candidate, replacing his father

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. Chávez has been critical of the United States government, stating to PSUV members in 2018 that "we have an enemy, the American empire is our fundamental enemy, nobody can get lost in the forest of other considerations".

Sanctions

United States

On 9 August 2017, the

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placed sanctions on Chávez for his position in the Presidential Commission in the 2017 Constituent Assembly of Venezuela.

Canada

On 3 November 2017, the

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sanctioned Chávez as being someone who participated in "significant acts of corruption or who have been involved in serious violations of human rights".

Panama

On 29 March 2018, Chávez was sanctioned by the Panamanian government for his alleged involvement with "money laundering, financing of terrorism and financing the proliferation of

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Adán Chávez asume Secretaría de la Presidencia.
1953 births Governors of Barinas (state) People from Barinas (state) Chávez family Living people Government ministers of Venezuela United Socialist Party of Venezuela politicians Venezuelan socialists People of the Crisis in Venezuela Fifth Republic Movement politicians Members of the Venezuelan Constituent Assembly of 1999 Members of the Venezuelan Constituent Assembly of 2017 {{Venezuela-politician-stub