Jorge Arreaza

Jorge Arreaza
Arreaza in July 2012
Vice President of Venezuela
In office 19 April 2013 – 6 January 2016 Acting: 8 March 2013 – 19 April 2013
President	Nicolás Maduro
Preceded by	Nicolás Maduro
Succeeded by	Aristóbulo Istúriz
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 2 August 2017 – 20 August 2021
President	Nicolás Maduro
Preceded by	Samuel Moncada
Succeeded by	Felix Plasencia
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology
In office 8 January 2016 – 4 January 2017
President	Nicolás Maduro
Preceded by	Manuel Fernández Meléndez
Succeeded by	Hugbel Roa
Minister of Science and Technology
In office 27 November 2011 – 19 April 2013
President	Hugo Chávez Nicolás Maduro
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Manuel Fernández Meléndez
Personal details
Born	Jorge Alberto Arreaza Montserrat (1973-06-06) 6 June 1973 (age 51) Caracas, Venezuela
Political party	United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV)
Spouse(s)	Rosa Virginia Chavez Colmenares ​ ​ (m. 2007; div. 2017)​ Germania ​ (m. 2022)​
Alma mater	Central University of Venezuela University of Cambridge

Jorge Alberto Arreaza Montserrat (Venezuelan Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾxe alˈβeɾto areˈasa monseˈra(t)]; born 6 June 1973) is a Venezuelan politician who has held several important positions in the administration of President Hugo Chávez and his successor Nicolás Maduro. From August 2017 to August 2021, Arreaza served as Venezuela's Minister of Foreign Affairs. Arreaza has been sanctioned by Canada and the United States for his role in the violation of human rights in Venezuela.