Pedro Tellechea

Pedro Tellechea
Minister of Industries and National Production
In office
27 August 2024  18 October 2024
PresidentNicolás Maduro
Preceded byJosé Félix Rivas Alvarado
Succeeded byAlex Saab
Minister of Petroleum
In office
20 March 2023  27 August 2024
PresidentNicolás Maduro
Preceded byTareck El Aissami
Succeeded byDelcy Rodríguez
President of PDVSA
In office
8 January 2023  27 August 2024
PresidentNicolás Maduro
Preceded byAsdrúbal Chávez
Succeeded byHéctor Obregón
President of Petroquímica de Venezuela
In office
17 September 2020  31 August 2023
PresidentNicolás Maduro
Preceded byCésar Alberto Salazar
Succeeded byNinoska La Concha
Personal details
Born (1975-11-05) 5 November 1975
Caracas, Republic of Venezuela
Political partyUnited Socialist Party of Venezuela
Alma materMilitary Academy of Venezuela
Universidad Santa María
Military Academy of the Bolivarian Navy
Military career
AllegianceVenezuela
BranchVenezuelan Army
RankColonel

Pedro Rafael Tellechea Ruiz (born 5 November 1975) is a Venezuelan military officer, politician, and mechanical engineer, who has held high government positions as Minister of Popular Power for Petroleum and President of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). In addition, from 2020 until 2023, he held the presidency of Petroquímica de Venezuela.

He also served as General Manager of the Mixed Company Metanol de Oriente, Metor S.A.; and President of the Venezuelan Aluminum Industry (CVG Venalum).