Jorge Arreaza

Jorge Arreaza
Arreaza in July 2012
Vice President of Venezuela
In office
19 April 2013 – 6 January 2016
Acting: 8 March 2013 – 19 April 2013
PresidentNicolás Maduro
Preceded byNicolás Maduro
Succeeded byAristóbulo Istúriz
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
2 August 2017 – 20 August 2021
PresidentNicolás Maduro
Preceded bySamuel Moncada
Succeeded byFelix Plasencia
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology
In office
8 January 2016 – 4 January 2017
PresidentNicolás Maduro
Preceded byManuel Fernández Meléndez
Succeeded byHugbel Roa
Minister of Science and Technology
In office
27 November 2011 – 19 April 2013
PresidentHugo Chávez
Nicolás Maduro
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byManuel Fernández Meléndez
Personal details
Born
Jorge Alberto Arreaza Montserrat

(1973-06-06) 6 June 1973 (age 51)
Caracas, Venezuela
Political partyUnited Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV)
Spouse(s)
Rosa Virginia Chavez Colmenares
(m. 2007; div. 2017)

Germania
(m. 2022)
Alma materCentral University of Venezuela
University of Cambridge

Jorge Alberto Arreaza Montserrat (Venezuelan Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾxe alˈβeɾto areˈasa monseˈra(t)]; born 6 June 1973) is a Venezuelan politician who has held several important positions in the administration of President Hugo Chávez and his successor Nicolás Maduro. From August 2017 to August 2021, Arreaza served as Venezuela's Minister of Foreign Affairs. Arreaza has been sanctioned by Canada and the United States for his role in the violation of human rights in Venezuela.