Jorge Jesús Rodríguez Gómez (born 9 November 1965) is a

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n politician and psychiatrist serving as

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since 2021. He previously served as the

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from 2007 to 2008 and as Mayor of the

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from 2009 to 2017. He is the brother of

Delcy Rodríguez Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez (born 18 May 1969) is a Venezuelan politician serving as the vice president of Venezuela since 2018. She was also Minister of Popular Power for Communication and Information of Venezuela from 2013 to 2014, Mini ...

, the current vice president. Rodríguez was elected as president of the

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, after being nominated by the

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on 5 January 2021. Rodríguez will direct the first year of the 5th Legislature of the National Assembly, which resulted from elections held on 6 December 2020.

Career

He was born in

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. Prior to his appointment as vice-president, Rodríguez had been the chief of Venezuela's National Electoral Council. On 3 January 2007

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announced that Rodríguez would be the next vice president, replacing

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.Clodovaldo Hernández
"Chávez designates former electoral director as Vice-President"
, eluniversal.com, January 4, 2007. He was sworn in on 8 January, two days before Chávez's swearing in for his next term as president. Rodríguez studied medicine at the

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(UCV); he was the president of the Federation of University Centers in 1988. After graduating, he studied psychiatry at the UCV and community clinical psychology at the

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. He headed the government's campaign in favor of a group of constitutional amendments in the December 2007 referendum. Following the defeat of the referendum, Chávez announced on 3 January 2008 that he was replacing Rodríguez with Ramón Carrizales, previously the Minister of Housing. Chávez said that Rodríguez would concentrate on developing the new

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. In the November 2008 regional elections, Rodríguez was elected as Mayor of the Libertador District in

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Sanctions

Rodríguez has been sanctioned by several countries and is banned from entering neighboring Colombia.

Canada

On 22 September 2017,

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sanctioned Rodríguez due to rupture of Venezuela's constitutional order following the

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Colombia

In January 2019, Rodríguez was banned by Colombia from entering the country, included in an entry ban list of over 200 people with a "close relationship and support for the Nicolás Maduro regime."

United States

The United States sanctioned Rodriguez on 25 September 2018 for his efforts in solidifying President Maduro's power in Venezuela.

Personal life

His father, , was a leader in the Socialist League of Venezuela. He was arrested in 1976 as a suspect in the kidnapping by guerrillas of , vice-president of the Owens-Illinois Venezuela, and tortured to death by the police. His sister,

, has also served as a senior official during the Maduro administration. During the pandemic in Venezuela, Rodríguez tested positive for

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on 13 August 2020.

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Jorge Rodríguez Gómez (Vicepresidencia de la República)
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