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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) |
| Spouse |
Belkis Quintero (m. 1999) |
| Relations | Pedro Pérez Delgado (great-grandfather) Adán Chávez (brother) Hugo Chávez (brother) Aníbal José Chávez Frías (brother) María Gabriela Chávez (niece) Asdrúbal Chávez (cousin) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Hugo de los Reyes Chávez Elena Frías de Chávez |
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]
He has a daughter: Laura Alejandra Chávez Contreras, born on February 23, 1984. On January 24, 1999, he married the lawyer Belkis Del Pilar Quintero Infante (1969), with whom he has a son: Argenis De Jesús, born on the 19th. September 2002.
Sanctions
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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