Asdrúbal Chávez | |
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President of Citgo | |
Assumed office 22 November 2017 |
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Preceded by | José Pereira |
Deputy to the National Assembly of Venezuela | |
In office 5 January 2016 – 1 June 2017 |
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Minister of the Popular Power of Oil and Mining | |
In office 3 September 2014 – 5 January 2016 |
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Preceded by | Rafael Ramírez Carreño |
Succeeded by | Eulogio Del Pino |
Personal details | |
Born | Santa Rita, Barinas, Venezuela |
Political party | PSUV |
Alma mater | University of the Andes |
Asdrúbal Chávez is a Venezuelan chemical engineer and politician, who is currently president of Citgo, a subsidiary of Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA.
He has served as deputy to the National Assembly of Venezuela and Minister of Petroleum and Mining. He is the cousin of the late President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías.