Jorge Giordani

Jorge Giordani
Jorge Giordani
	Giordani in 2003
Minister of Economy and Finance
	In office; 2010 – April 2013
President	Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro
Preceded by	Alí Rodríguez Araque
Succeeded by	Nelson Merentes
Minister of People's Power for Planning
	In office; February 2009 – June 2014
President	Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro
Preceded by	Haiman El Troudi
Succeeded by	Ricardo José Menéndez Prieto
	In office; April 2003 – January 2008
President	Hugo Chávez
Preceded by	Felipe Perez Marti
Succeeded by	Haiman El Troudi
	In office; February 1999 – May 2002
President	Hugo Chávez
Preceded by	Teodoro Petkoff
Succeeded by	Felipe Perez Marti
Personal details
Born	30 June 1940 (age 84); San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Nationality	Venezuelan
Political party	Communist
Education	Lyceum Andrés Bello
Alma mater	Central University of Venezuela (BEng); University of Bologna (MEng); University of Sussex (Ph. D.);

Jorge Antonio Giordani Cordero (born 30 June 1940) is a Venezuelan politician and Marxian economist.

Jorge Giordani
Giordani in 2003

Minister of Economy and Finance
In office 2010 – April 2013
President	Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro
Preceded by	Alí Rodríguez Araque
Succeeded by	Nelson Merentes
Minister of People's Power for Planning
In office February 2009 – June 2014
President	Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro
Preceded by	Haiman El Troudi [es]
Succeeded by	Ricardo José Menéndez Prieto
In office April 2003 – January 2008
President	Hugo Chávez
Preceded by	Felipe Perez Marti
Succeeded by	Haiman El Troudi
In office February 1999 – May 2002
President	Hugo Chávez
Preceded by	Teodoro Petkoff
Succeeded by	Felipe Perez Marti

Personal details
Born	(1940-06-30) 30 June 1940 (age 84) San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Nationality	Venezuelan
Political party	Communist
Education	Lyceum Andrés Bello
Alma mater	Central University of Venezuela (BEng) University of Bologna (MEng) University of Sussex (Ph. D.)