Nelson Martínez (15 July 1951 – 12 December 2018) was a Venezuelan politician who served as the Minister of Petroleum (2017) and President of
PDVSA
Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (acronym PDVSA, , English language, English: Petroleum of Venezuela) is the Venezuelan state-owned oil and natural gas company. It has activities in exploration, production, refining and exporting oil as well as e ...
(2017). Martínez died due to health complications on 12 December 2018.
Jailed ex-Venezuela oil minister Nelson Martinez dies
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1951 births
2018 deaths
Prisoners who died in Venezuelan detention
Venezuelan people who died in prison custody
Presidents of PDVSA
Nicolás Maduro ministers
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