Jorge Luis García Carneiro (8 February 1952 – 22 May 2021)Biografía del General
accessed 19 October 2010 was a Venezuelan politician. He was elected the governor of Vargas in 2008, having previously been head of the

Venezuelan Army The Venezuelan Army, officially the National Army of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, Ejército Nacional de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is one of the six professional branches of the Armed Forces of Venezuela. Also known ...

, Minister of Defense, and Minister for Social Development and Popular Participation. He was a member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) of Venezuela's late president,

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 ...

Biography

García Carneiro graduated from the

Military Academy of Venezuela The Military Academy of the Bolivarian Army (in Spanish ''Academia Militar del Ejército Bolivariano''), historically known as the Military Academy of Venezuela, is an academy to train members of the officer corps of the National Army of the Boli ...

in 1975. During the

2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt A failed coup d'état on 11 April 2002 saw the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, ousted from office for 47 hours before being restored to power. Chávez was aided in his return to power by popular support and mobilization against the coup b ...

, as the general in charge of the largest military unit in Caracas, he was taken prisoner at Fort Tiuna. García Carneiro was the head of the

from January 2003 to January 2004, when he became Minister of Defense. He held this position until December 2006.Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Gabinete Cabinet
updated 2 February 2011, accessed 6 May 2011. On 22 May 2021, Delcy Rodríguez announced his death.

Sanctions

On 25 February 2019, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury placed sanctions in effect against García Carneiro and governors of 3 other Venezuelan states for alleged involvement in corruption and in blocking the delivery of humanitarian aid. García Carneiro was sanctioned by the Canadian government on 15 April 2019 under the ''Special Economic Measures Act''. The government statement said "the sanctions hit high ranking officials of the Maduro regime, regional governors, and people directly implicated in activities undermining democratic institutions". Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland stated, "The Maduro dictatorship must be held accountable for this crisis and depriving Venezuelans of their most basic rights and needs. Canada is committed to supporting the peaceful restoration of constitutional democracy in Venezuela."

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia Carneiro, Jorge Luis 1952 births 2021 deaths Governors of Vargas (state) United Socialist Party of Venezuela politicians Politicians from Caracas Venezuelan Ministers of Defense Fifth Republic Movement politicians People of the Crisis in Venezuela Bolivarian Military University of Venezuela alumni Hugo Chávez ministers