Nicolás Maduro
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Nicolás Maduro Moros (Spaingie pronunciation: [nikoˈlaz maˈðuɾo ˈmoɾos]; born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politeecian who is the current Preses o Venezuela. He wis previously the Vice Preses o Venezuela an the Meenister o Foreign Affairs unner Preses Hugo Chávez.
Nicolás Maduro | |
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Preses o Venezuela | |
Assumed office 19 Aprile 2013 Interim: 5 Mairch – 19 Aprile 2013 | |
Vice Preses | Jorge Arreaza |
Precedit bi | Hugo Chávez |
Vice Preses o Venezuela | |
In office 13 October 2012 – 5 Mairch 2013 | |
Preses | Hugo Chávez |
Precedit bi | Elías Jaua |
Succeedit bi | Jorge Arreaza |
Meenister o Foreign Affairs | |
In office 9 August 2006 – 15 Januar 2013 | |
Preses | Hugo Chávez |
Precedit bi | Alí Rodríguez Araque |
Succeedit bi | Elías Jaua |
Speaker o the Naitional Assembly | |
In office Januar 2005 – 7 August 2006 | |
Precedit bi | Francisco Ameliach |
Succeedit bi | Cilia Flores |
Member o the Naitional Assembly | |
In office August 2000 – 7 August 2006 | |
Member o the Naitional Constituent Assembly | |
In office August 1999 – August 2000 | |
Member o the Chamber o Deputies | |
In office Januar 1999 – August 1999 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Nicolás Maduro Moros (1962-11-23) 23 November 1962 (age 61) Caracas, Venezuela |
Poleetical pairty | Fift Republic Movement (afore 2007) Unitit Socialist Pairty (2007–present) |
Spoose(s) | Cilia Flores |
Religion | Roman Catholicism an Sai Hinduism[1] |
Signatur |
An umwhile bus driver, Maduro rose tae acome a trade union leader, afore bein electit tae the Naitional Assembly in 2000. He wis appyntit tae a nummer o poseetions within the Venezuelan Govrenment unner Chávez, ultimately bein made Foreign Meenister in 2006. He wis describit durin this time as the "maist capable admeenistrator an politeecian o Chávez's inner circle".[2]
Efter Chávez's daith wis annoonced on 5 Mairch 2013, Maduro assumed the pouers an responsibilities o the Preses. A special election wis held on 14 Aprile o the same year tae elect a new Preses, which he wan bi a ticht margin as the candidate o the Unitit Socialist Pairty; he wis formally inaugurated on 19 Aprile.[3]