Delcy Rodríguez
Delcy Rodríguez | |
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Rodríguez in 2016 | |
| 24th Vice President of Venezuela | |
| Assumed office 14 June 2018 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Tareck El Aissami |
| Minister of Petroleum | |
| In office 27 August 2024 – 15 January 2025 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Pedro Tellechea |
| President of the Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 4 August 2017 – 14 June 2018 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Luis Miquilena (1999) |
| Succeeded by | Diosdado Cabello |
| 189th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 26 December 2014 – 21 June 2017 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Rafael Ramírez |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Moncada |
| 2nd Minister of Popular Power for Communication and Information | |
| In office 3 August 2013 – 13 October 2014 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Ernesto Villegas |
| Succeeded by | Jacqueline Faria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez 18 May 1969 Caracas, Republic of Venezuela |
| Political party | United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) (until 2018) Movement We Are Venezuela (MSV) (from 2018) |
| Domestic partner | José Vicente Olmos Iguaro (since 1996) |
| Parent(s) | Jorge Antonio Rodríguez (father; 1942-1976) |
| Relatives | Jorge Rodríguez (brother) |
Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez (born 18 May 1969) is a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat, and politician who has served as the vice president of Venezuela since 2018. Rodríguez has held several positions during the presidencies of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro. She was Minister of Popular Power for Communication and Information of Venezuela from 2013 to 2014, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2014 to 2017, President of the Constituent Assembly of Venezuela from 2017 to 2018 and Minister of Petroleum from 2024 to 2025.
She is a member of the national leadership of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. The European Union, the United States and Canada have placed sanctions on her for what they said were human rights violations and her role in the political crisis in the country. Her vice-presidency was disputed between 2019 and 2023.