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Pedro Miguel Carreño Escobar is a
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n politician and lawyer. Carreño has served multiple roles within the Bolivarian Government of Venezuela during the presidencies of
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and
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.


Career


Military career

Carreño began his military career in 1981 when he began his studies at the Venezuelan Academy of Military Sciences, where he graduated in 1985. In 1993, he was discharged from the Venezuelan Army by Lieutenant Colonel Enrique Medina Gómez following allegations of "aggravated fraud" in regards to his duties managing the funds of his military unit, preventing Carreño from legally being involved in public office in Venezuela in the future. The Bolivarian government maintains that Carreño was discharged from the army in February 1994 for "military rebellion".


Political career

Following his disciplinary discharge from the army, Carreño began studies in the
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through the
Central University of Venezuela Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...
. He later received a master's degree in History of Venezuela from Andres Bello Catholic University. Carreño's political career began during the presidential campaign of
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 ...
during the
1998 Venezuelan presidential election Presidential elections were held in Venezuela on 6 December 1998. The main candidates were Hugo Chávez, a career military officer who led a coup d'état against then-president Carlos Andrés Pérez in 1992; and former Carabobo Governor Henriqu ...
where he served as a personal assistant. Following Chavez's election, he then served as Sectoral General Director of Presidential Relations until the
2000 Venezuelan general election General elections were held in Venezuela on 30 July 2000, the first under the country's newly adopted 1999 constitution. Incumbent President Hugo Chávez ran for election for a full six-year term under the new constitution. He was challenged by ...
.


National Assembly

From 2000 to 2010, Carreño was a deputy of the Venezuelan National Assembly for Barinas, being reelected in 2005. While in the National Assembly, he was tasked with numerous comptroller and financial positions. During the reformation of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela, Carreño and other deputies of the chavista-led National Assembly packed the court with loyalists, with Carreño stating that "in the list of potential candidates there is no one who will stand against us". As a member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), he was a coordinator and Bolivarian propaganda director in several Venezuelan states. Following his tenure as a representative for Barinas, Carreño also served as a deputy in the National Assembly for the states of
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and
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National Constituent Assembly

Carreño was elected into the Constituent National Assembly following the
2017 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election Constituent Assembly elections were held in Venezuela on 30 July 2017 to elect the members of the 2017 Constituent National Assembly (; ANC). Unlike the 1999 Constituent National Assembly, which was assembled following a referendum, the 2017 elec ...
on 30 July 2017.


Controversy


Military action in Colombia

In July 2018, Carreño suggested retaliatory attacks on Colombia if the United States were to become involved in Venezuelan affairs, explaining plans to attack key infrastructure sites within Colombia. On 12 August 2018, former Foreign Minister of Venezuela, Roy Chaderton, stated that Venezuelans are "more civilized" than Colombians and that he was "part of the Pedro Carreño command" of the Bolivarian government, believing that Venezuelan troops must conquer Colombia and "reach the Pacific, because at last and finally we liberate the countries whose coasts are bathed by the Pacific Ocean ... I believe that we ... have military superiority". The
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expressed "deep concern" about Venezuela's militarized stance towards Colombia during the period and further criticized Venezuela's human rights record.


Sanctions

Canada sanctioned 40 Venezuelan officials, including Carreňo, in September 2017. Also at an
El Nacional
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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 ...
, Foreign Minister said, "Canada will not stand by silently as the government of Venezuela robs its people of their fundamental democratic rights". The Canadian regulations of the ''Special Economic Measures Act'' prohibited any "person in Canada and any Canadian outside Canada from: dealing in property, wherever situated, that is owned, held or controlled by listed persons or a person acting on behalf of a listed person; entering into or facilitating any transaction related to a dealing prohibited by these Regulations; providing any financial or related services in respect of a dealing prohibited by these Regulations; making available any goods, wherever situated, to a listed person or a person acting on behalf of a listed person; and providing any financial or other related services to or for the benefit of a listed person."


Wealth

Despite his
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rhetoric, Carreño has been criticized about his wealth after publicly wearing various items from luxury brands like
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,
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and
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. Carreño also resides within a mansion overlooking Venezuela's capital city,
Caracas Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern p ...
. While criticizing
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during a speech in December 2007, a reporter stated to Carreño that it was a hypocritical for him to be critical while wearing Gucci and Louis Vuitton, leaving Carreño for a loss of words. During the
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when the majority of Venezuelans suffered from poverty and shortages, he was again criticized for wearing expensive Balenciaga shoes while exercising in his private gym.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carreno, Pedro 1961 births Living people Venezuelan soldiers Fifth Republic Movement politicians United Socialist Party of Venezuela politicians Andrés Bello Catholic University alumni People of the Crisis in Venezuela People of the 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempts Hugo Chávez ministers Ministers of interior of Venezuela