The Cabinet of Ministers of Venezuela ( es, Gabinete de Ministros de Venezuela is one of the bodies that make up the Venezuelan executive in that country's presidential system, alongside the Council of Ministers ( es, Consejo de Ministros). The Cabinet is headed by the President of Venezuela, and his corresponding

Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on ...

. The purpose of the ministries is to create, adopt, follow and evaluate policies, strategies, programs and projects in accordance with the

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and the laws of the Republic.

Structure

The President of the Republic, the Executive

and the Ministers, meeting jointly, make up the Council of Ministers.

Vice President of the Republic

It is a constitutional body of the National Executive, appointed by the President of the Republic.

Ministers

The Ministers are direct bodies of the President of the Republic, and meeting jointly with the President and the Executive Vice President, they make up the Council of Ministers. Ministers have the right to speak before the National Assembly and the Committees thereof. They have the right to take part in debates in the National Assembly, without the right to vote.

List of Ministers

The structure as of 2020: *President of the Council of Ministers of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela *First Vice-President of the Council of Ministers of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela **Sector Vice-president for the Economy **Sector Vice President for Planning **Sector Vice-President for Social and Territorial Socialism **Sector Vice President for Political Sovereignty, Security and Peace **Sector Vice President for Communication and Culture **Sector Vice President for Public Works and Services *Permanent Secretary of the Council of Ministers of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela *Attorney General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Casa Amarilla de Caracas - 2015

Procuraduría General de la República

The Office of the Attorney General of the Republic advises, defends and represents in and out of court the property interests of the Republic, and must be consulted for purposes of approval of contracts in the national public interest. The Office of the Attorney General of the Republic is responsible to and under the overall direction of the Attorney General. The Attorney General attends and has the right to speak at meetings of the Cabinet.

Council of State

The Council of State is the highest consultative organ of the Government and the National Public Administration. It is charged with making policy recommendations in the national interest with regard to matters recognized by the President as being of particular importance and requiring the Council's opinion. The Council of State is led by the Vice President as chairperson and has the following composition: * 5 members appointed by the President * 1 member appointed by the Directorial Board of the National Assembly * 1 member appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Tribunal * 1 state governor selected by all the state and territorial governors to represent states' matters

Federal Council of Government

It is the body in charge of coordinating and planning policies and transferring competencies from the National Power to the States and Municipalities. As a plenary section the FCG is made up of: * Vice President of the Republic (President). * Ministers of the Cabinet * Governors of each federal entity (including governors of Amazonas,

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Apure Apure State ( es, Estado Apure, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Its territory formed part of the provinces of Mérida, Maracaibo, and Barinas, in accordance with successive territorial ordinations pronounced by the colonial autho ...

Aragua Aragua State ( es, Estado Aragua, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. It is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. It has plains and jungles and Caribbean beaches. The most popular are Cata and Choroni. It has Venezuela's first n ...

, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Cojedes,

Delta Amacuro Delta Amacuro State ( es, Estado Delta Amacuro, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, and is the location of the Orinoco Delta. The Paria Gulf and the Atlantic Ocean are found to the north, Bolívar State is found to the south, the Atlantic ...

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Lara Lara may refer to: Places * Lara (state), a state in Venezuela *Electoral district of Lara, an electoral district in Victoria, Australia * Lara, Antalya, an urban district in Turkey * Lara, Victoria, a township in Australia * Lara de los In ...

, Mérida, Miranda,

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Nueva Esparta The Nueva Esparta State (in Spanish: ''Estado Nueva Esparta'', ), is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. It comprises Margarita Island, Coche, and the largely uninhabited Cubagua. The state has the smallest area, and is located off the nort ...

, Portuguesa, Sucre,

Táchira Táchira State ( es, Estado Táchira, ) is one of the 24 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal. Táchira State covers a total surface area of and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 1,168,908. At the end of the 19t ...

, Trujillo, Vargas,

Yaracuy Yaracuy State ( es, link=no, Estado Yaracuy, ;) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. It is bordered by Falcón in the north, in the west by Lara, in the south by Portuguesa and Cojedes and in the east by Cojedes and Carabobo. Its geograp ...

and

Zulia Zulia State ( es, Estado Zulia, ; Wayuu: ''Mma’ipakat Suuria'') is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo. As of the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,704,404, the largest population among Venezuela's states. It ...

) * One Mayor from the states representing municipal governments * Spokespersons of the People's Power elected by regions It also has a Permanent

Secretariat Secretariat may refer to: * Secretariat (administrative office) * Secretariat (horse) Secretariat (March 30, 1970 – October 4, 1989), also known as Big Red, was a champion American thoroughbred racehorse who is the ninth winner of the Ame ...

, with the Executive Vice-Presidency of the Republic, two ministers, three governors, and three mayors forming its membership.

Other executive bodies

* Capital District Government *Government of the Miranda Island Territory *

Central Bank of Venezuela The Central Bank of Venezuela ( es, Banco Central de Venezuela, BCV) is the central bank of Venezuela. It maintains a fixed exchange rate for the Venezuelan bolívar and since 1996 is the governing agent of the Venezuelan Clearing House System ...

Cabinet of Nicolás Maduro

Cabinet of Juan Guaidó

Cabinet of Hugo Chávez

Former cabinets

* Cabinet of Hermógenes López * Cabinet of Cipriano Castro * Cabinet of Eleazar López Contreras * Cabinet of Isaías Medina Angarita * Cabinet of Rómulo Gallegos * Cabinet of Marcos Pérez Jiménez * Cabinet of Rómulo Betancourt ** Second presidency of Rómulo Betancourt * Cabinet of Raúl Leoni * Cabinet of Luis Herrera Campins * Cabinet of Jaime Lusinchi * Cabinet of Carlos Andrés Pérez * Cabinet of Ramón José Velásquez * Cabinet of Rafael Caldera *

Cabinet of Hugo Chávez The Cabinet of Ministers of Venezuela ( es, Gabinete de Ministros de Venezuela is one of the bodies that make up the Venezuelan executive in that country's presidential system, alongside the Council of Ministers ( es, Consejo de Ministros). The Ca ...

* Cabinet of Nicolás Maduro

References

External links

Gobierno en línea
- Official website of the Venezuelan government. {{DEFAULTSORT:Cabinet of Venezuela Government ministers of Venezuela

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...