Argenis Chávez Frías (born 3 July 1958) is a Venezuelan politician who currently serves as Governor of
Barinas state since 2017. He is one of the brothers of the former
Venezuelan president,
Hugo Chávez.
He was secretary of the Barinas state government when his father,
Hugo de los Reyes Chávez
Hugo de los Reyes Chávez (born January 6, 1933) is a Venezuelan state politician and the father of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez (1954 - 2013).
Early life
Chávez was born in 1933 to José Rafael Saavedra and Rosa Inés Chávez. ...
, was the governor from 1998 to 2008. In 2011, he was appointed Vice Minister of Electrical Development of the Ministry of Popular Power for Electric Power.
Sanctions
In November 2017, Canada
sanctioned Chávez and other Venezuelan officials under the ''
Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act
Magnitsky legislation refers to laws providing for governmental sanctions against foreign individuals who have committed human rights abuses or been involved in significant corruption. They originated with the United States which passed the firs ...
'', stating: "These individuals are responsible for, or complicit in, gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, have committed acts of significant corruption, or both."
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References
External links
Spiegel on Chávez family
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1958 births
Governors of Barinas (state)
People from Barinas (state)
Chávez family
United Socialist Party of Venezuela politicians
Venezuelan socialists
People of the Crisis in Venezuela
Living people