Iris Varela
Iris Varela | |
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Varela in 2011 | |
| First Vice President of the National Assembly of Venezuela | |
| In office 5 January 2021 – 5 January 2025 | |
| Leader | Jorge Rodríguez |
| Preceded by | Luis Parra |
| Deputy of the National Assembly of Venezuela for the National Constituency | |
| Assumed office 5 January 2021 | |
| Minister of Popular Power for Penitentiary Service | |
| In office 4 January 2018 – 4 September 2019 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Mirelys Contreras |
| Succeeded by | Mirelys Contreras |
| In office 26 July 2011 – 16 June 2017 | |
| President | Hugo Chávez (2011–2013) Nicolás Maduro (2013–2017) |
| Succeeded by | Mirelys Contreras |
| Deputy of the National Assembly of Venezuela for the State of Táchira | |
| In office 14 August 2000 – 26 July 2011 | |
| Member of the 2017 Constituent National Assembly of Venezuela | |
| In office 4 August 2017 – 18 December 2020 | |
| Member of the 1999 Constituent National Assembly of Venezuela | |
| In office 3 August 1999 – 31 January 2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | María Iris Varela Rangel 9 March 1969 San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela |
| Political party | Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement-200 (MBR-200) Movement for Socialism (MAS) Independent Political Electoral Organization Committee (COPEI) |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Tachira |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician, criminologist |
María Iris Varela Rangel (born 9 March 1969 in San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan leftist politician, activist, criminologist, member of the board of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and Minister of Popular Power for the Prison Service.