Jorge García Carneiro
| Jorge García Carneiro | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Governor of Vargas | |
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Assumed office 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Antonio Rodríguez San Juan |
| Minister of Defense | |
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In office 8 January 2004 – December 2006 | |
| Preceded by | José Luís Prieto |
| Succeeded by | Raúl Baduel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1952 |
| Political party | United Socialist Party of Venezuela |
| Profession | politician |
Jorge Luis García Carneiro (8 February 1952[1] – ) is a Venezuelan politician. He was elected the governor of Vargas in 2008, having previously been head of the Venezuelan Army, Minister of Defense, and Minister for Social Development and Popular Participation. He is a member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) of Venezuela's former president, Hugo Chávez.
García Carneiro graduated from the Military academy of Venezuela in 1975.[1] During the 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt, as the general in charge of the largest military unit in Caracas, he was taken prisoner at Fort Tiuna.[2]
García Carneiro was the head of the Venezuelan Army from January 2003 to January 2004, when he became Minister of Defense.[3] He held this position until December 2006.[4]
References
- 1 2 (Spanish) Biografía del General, accessed 19 October 2010
- ↑ Jones, Bart (2008), Hugo! The Hugo Chávez Story: From Mud Hut to Perpetual Revolution, London: The Bodley Head. p335
- ↑ BBC Monitoring, 7 January 2004, Venezuela's Chavez appoints army chief as new defence minister
- ↑ Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Gabinete Cabinet, updated 2 February 2011, accessed 6 May 2011.