Diosdado Cabello
| Diosdado Cabello | |
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| 6th President of the National Assembly | |
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In office 5 January 2012 – 5 January 2016 |
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| President | |
| Preceded by | Fernando Soto Rojas |
| Succeeded by | Henry Ramos Allup |
| Vice President of Venezuela | |
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In office 13 January 2002 – 28 April 2002 |
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| President | Hugo Chávez |
| Preceded by | Adina Bastidas |
| Succeeded by | José Vicente Rangel |
| Minister of Interior and Justice | |
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In office 28 April 2002 – 10 January 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Ramón Rodríguez Chacín |
| Succeeded by | Lucas Rincón Romero |
| Governor of Miranda | |
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In office 2004–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Enrique Mendoza |
| Succeeded by | Henrique Capriles Radonski |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 15, 1963 El Furrial, Monagas State, Venezuela |
| Political party | |
| Spouse(s) | Marlenys Contreras |
| Children | 4 |
| Profession | Engineer |
Diosdado Cabello Rondón (born April 15, 1963), more commonly known as Diosdado Cabello, is a Venezuelan politician, member of the National Assembly of Venezuela and a former Speaker of the country's legislature, and active member of the Venezuelan armed forces. He was involved in Hugo Chávez’s return to power after the 2002 coup d'état. He became a leading member of Chavez’s Movimiento V República (MVR), and remains a leading member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, into which MVR was merged in 2007. Governor of Miranda from 2004 to 2008, he lost the 2008 election to Henrique Capriles Radonski and was subsequently appointed Public Works & Housing Minister. In November 2009, he was additionally appointed head of the National Commission of Telecom, a position traditionally independent from the Ministry of Public Works and Housing. In 2010, he was elected a member of parliament by his home state of Monagas. In 2011, President Hugo Chávez named him Vice-President of Venezuela’s ruling party, the PSUV. In 2012, he was elected and sworn in as President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, the country’s parliament.
Diosdado Cabello was born in El Furrial, Monagas State. His background is in engineering. He has an undergraduate degree in systems engineering from the Instituto Universitario Politécnico de las Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales and a graduate degree in engineering project management from the Andrés Bello Catholic University.
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