Iris Varela

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Iris Varela
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
Incumbent
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 (1969-03-09) 9 March 1969 (age 56) 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.