Héctor Rodríguez Castro (born March 26, 1982) is a Venezuelan lawyer and politician. He is currently the governor of Miranda. He served as the national

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in the cabinet of

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Early life

Castro was born in Río Chico, Venezuela on March 26, 1982.

Political career

On 9 January 2014, he was appointed as Minister of Popular Power for Education until his dismissal on 4 September 2015 to be a candidate for deputy to the

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. He was elected deputy list by the Bolívar state for the period 2016–2021 in the parliamentary elections of 6 December 2015 by the

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. He won the regional elections in Miranda in 2017. Earlier that year, he was elected as a member of the

in the state of Miranda.

Personal life

Castro is married and has two sons.

References

1982 births Living people 21st-century Venezuelan lawyers Governors of Miranda (state) Members of the National Assembly (Venezuela) Central University of Venezuela alumni United Socialist Party of Venezuela politicians Education ministers of Venezuela Secretariat of the Presidency ministers of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro ministers Hugo Chávez ministers {{Venezuela-politician-stub