Preceded by Hugo Chavez Role Hugo Chavez's brother Preceded by Aristobulo Isturiz | Succeeded by Hector Navarro Siblings Hugo Chavez Name Adan Chavez Nephews Hugo Rafael Chavez | |
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Relations Hugo de los Reyes Chavez (father)Elena Frias de Chavez (mother)Hugo Chavez (brother, deceased) Party United Socialist Party of Venezuela Nieces Rosa Virginia Chavez, Maria Gabriela Chavez, Rosines Chavez Similar People Hugo Chavez, Hugo de los Reyes Chavez, Anibal Jose Chavez F | ||
Education University of the Andes | ||
New Venezuelan ambassador holds news briefing
Adán Chávez Frías (born April 11, 1953) is Venezuelan politician who has been Governor of Barinas state since 2008. Previously he was Ambassador to Cuba and then Minister of Education from 2007 to 2008. He is the elder brother of Hugo Chávez, who was President of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013, and of the Mayor of Sabaneta, Barinas, Anibal José Chávez Frías. He has been described as an ultra-leftist.
Contents
- New Venezuelan ambassador holds news briefing
- Castro says he will blame Bush for any attempt on Chavezs life
- Guerilla affiliations
- Political career
- Sanctions
- References
Castro says he will blame Bush for any attempt on Chavez's life
Guerilla affiliations
Adán studied at the University of the Andes where he was involved with pro-guerrilla groups prior to the election of his brother Hugo into the presidency.
Political career
After Hugo was elected as President, he appointed Adán as Ambassador to Cuba. In August 2006, Adán became Presidential Secretary, replacing Delcy Rodríguez, who reportedly disagreed with Hugo Chávez during his international tour. The Charlotte Observer reported that the author of several books on Chávez, Alberto Garrido, argued: "A much more hard-line phase [of Chávez rule] is beginning and Chávez needs a reliable and radical team around him." In January 2007, Hugo appointed Adán as Minister of Education. In 2008, he was elected as Governor of Barinas as the United Socialist Party of Venezuela candidate, replacing his father Hugo de los Reyes Chávez.
Sanctions
On 9 August 2017, the United States Department of the Treasury placed sanctions on Chávez for his position in the Presidential Commission in the 2017 Constituent Assembly of Venezuela.