Adina Bastidas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bastidas and the second or maternal family name is Castillo.
Adina Bastidas
Vice President of Venezuela
In office
24 December 2000 – 13 January 2002
PresidentHugo Chávez
Preceded byIsaías Rodríguez
Succeeded byDiosdado Cabello
Personal details
Born (1943-06-11) 11 June 1943 (age 81)
Caracas, Venezuela
Political partyIndependent[1]
ProfessionEconomist

Adina Mercedes Bastidas Castillo (born 11 June 1943)[2] is a Venezuelan economist, formerly active in politics. She was appointed the vice president of Venezuela on 24 December 2000 by President Hugo Chávez, and served in the post until 13 January 2002, the first woman to hold the job in the country's history. She was later appointed Production and Commerce Minister.[3]

Bastidas was also the Director for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, DC.

  1. ^ "Adina Bastidas: "Yo asumo mi responsabilidad en el tema del control de cambio"". Aporrea.org (in Spanish). 13 June 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. ^ [1] Vicepresidencia de la Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela.
  3. ^ Bamrud, Joachim. Investors in Venezuela: Waiting for Change. Archived May 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine Latin Business Chronicle (April 4, 2002).