Héctor Rodríguez Castro (born March 26, 1982) is a Venezuelan lawyer and politician. He is currently the governor of Miranda.

Héctor Rodríguez
Governor of Miranda
In office
18 October 2017 – 10 September 2024
Preceded byHenrique Capriles
Personal details
Born (1982-03-26) 26 March 1982 (age 42)
Río Chico, Miranda, Venezuela
Political partyUnited Socialist Party of Venezuela
Alma materCentral University of Venezuela

Early life

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Castro was born in Río Chico, Venezuela on March 26, 1982. [1]

Political career

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On 9 January 2014, he was appointed as Minister of Popular Power for Education until his dismissal on 4 September 2015 to be a candidate for deputy to the National Assembly of Venezuela.[2] He was elected deputy list by the Bolívar state for the period 2016–2021 in the parliamentary elections of 6 December 2015 by the Great Patriotic Pole.[3] He won the regional elections in Miranda in 2017.[4][5] Earlier that year, he was elected as a member of the National Assembly of Venezuela in the state of Miranda.[6]

Personal life

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Castro is married and has two sons.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Beltran, Diana Carolina (26 October 2017). "La historia que Héctor Rodríguez no quiere contar". El Billuyo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. ^ "PSUV Bolívar presentó sus candidatas y candidatos a la Asamblea Nacional". www.psuv.org.ve. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Divulgación Elecciones Parlamentarias - 6 de Diciembre de 2015". www.cne.gob.ve. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Divulgación Electoral Regionales 2017". www.cne.gob.ve. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  5. ^ Web, El Nacional (17 October 2017). "Héctor Rodríguez tomará posesión del cargo de gobernador este miércoles". El Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Héctor Rodríguez asumió jefatura del Comando de Campaña de la Asamblea Nacional Constituyente". Panorama (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.