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 Bolivarian Army of Venezuela (), is the land arm of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela. Also known as Bolivarian Army (''Ejército Bolivariano'', EB), its role is to be responsible for land-based operations against external o ...

, Minister of Defense, and Minister for Social Development and Popular Participation. He was a member of the

United Socialist Party of Venezuela The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (, PSUV, ) is a Socialism, socialist political party which has been the ruling party of Venezuela since 2007. It was formed from a merger of some of the political and social forces that support the Bolivar ...

(PSUV) of Venezuela's late president,

Hugo Chávez Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (; ; 28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician, Bolivarian Revolution, revolutionary, and Officer (armed forces), military officer who served as the 52nd president of Venezuela from 1999 until De ...

Biography

García Carneiro graduated from the

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

in 1975. During the 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt, 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 Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez (born 18 May 1969) is a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat, and politician who has served as the vice president of Venezuela since 2018. Rodríguez has held several positions during the presidencies of Hugo Chávez and ...

announced his death.

Sanctions

On 25 February 2019, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the

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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 Christina Alexandra Freeland (born August 2, 1968) is a Canadian politician and journalist who has served as the Member of Parliament (Canada), member of Parliament (MP) for University—Rosedale (federal electoral district), University—Rose ...

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 Ministers of defense of Venezuela Fifth Republic Movement politicians People of the Crisis in Venezuela Bolivarian Military University of Venezuela alumni Hugo Chávez ministers