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Argenis Chávez Frías (born 3 July 1958) is a Venezuelan politician who served as Governor of Barinas state from 2016 to 2021. He is one of the brothers of the former Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez.
Argenis Chávez Frías | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Barinas | |
| In office 15 October 2016 – 30 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Zenaida Gallardo |
| Succeeded by | Sergio Garrido |
| Deputy Minister of Electric Power | |
| In office 2011–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 3, 1958 Sabaneta, Barinas, Venezuela |
| Political party | United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) |
| Relations | Aníbal José Chávez Frías (brother; deceased) Hugo de los Reyes Chávez (father; deceased) Elena Frías de Chávez (mother) Hugo Chávez (brother; deceased) Adán Chávez (brother) |
He was secretary of the Barinas state government when his father, Hugo de los Reyes Chávez, was the governor from 1998 to 2008.[1] In 2011, he was appointed Vice Minister of Electrical Development of the Ministry of Popular Power for Electric Power.[2]
In November 2017, Canada sanctioned Chávez and other Venezuelan officials under the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, stating: "These individuals are responsible for, or complicit in, gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, have committed acts of significant corruption, or both."[3][4]
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