Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
República de Venezuela
(Female suffrage 1946) Independent 1811 from Spain

Thanks to Eglée Iturbe de Blanco for supplying corrections and additional information to the lists.

Also see Venezuela Parliaments, Venezuela Local Leaders and Venezuela Parties

1969 Minister of Development Aura Celina Casanova
Later President of the National Industrial Bank.

1969-74 Minister of development Dra. Haydée Castillo de López Acosta
First Vice-President of the Senate 1997-98.

1974 Minister of State for Popular Promotion Adela de Calvani

1979-82 Minister of State of Women's Participation in Development, Cabinet Member
1993-99 Minister of Family Affairs Mercedes Pulido de Briceño
In 1985-1987 Assistant Secretary General of the UN, Co-ordinator for the Improvement of the Status of Women.

1981-ca. 82 Minister of Agriculture Dra. Nadia Villegas de Rodriguez

1981-ca. 82 Minister of Urban Development Dra. Ing. María Cristina Maldonaldo de Campos

1981-85 Minister of Planning and Development Maritza Izaguirre Porras
1983 Minister of Coordination 
1998-99 Minister of National Public Finance
Between 1982-83 Venezuelan Governor in the World Bank. (b. 1939-)

1981-? Minister of State of Relations with Congress in President's Office Leonora Mirabel

1981-ca. 82 Minister of Urban Development Dra. Ing. María Cristina Maldonaldo de Campos

1981-85 Minister of Planning and Coordination Maritza Izaguirre Porras
1998-99 Minister of National Public Finance
Between 1982-83 Venezuelan Governor in the IDB.(b. 1939-)

1981-... Minister of State of Relations with Congress in President's Office Leonora Mirabel

1981-84 Minister of Women's Affairs Milena Sardi de Selle
1984-86 Minister of Youth

1983-84 Minister of Youth Dra. Virginia Olivo de Celli
1984 Minister of the Family
1986-88 Minister of Youth

1984-85 Minister of Education Dra. Ruth Lerner de Almeda

1984-88 Minister of Family. Dra. Virginia Olivo de Celli


1984-88 Minister of Education Dra. Ruth Lerner de Almeda

1986-88 Minister of State of the National Council of Culture Dra. Paulina Gamus

1986-88 Comptroller General Zoraide García Vara

1987-88 Minister of Education. Laura Gurfinkel

1988-89 Vice-Minister of Finance Eglée Iturbe de Blanco
1989-90 Minister of Finance 
She was first Vice-Minister in the administration of Jaime Lusinchi. 1990-92 Principal Director PDVSA. 1er female in PDVSA Board of Director

1989-90 Minister Family Senta Essenfeld

1989-90 Minister of Agriculture Fanny Bello

1989 Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Marisela Padrón Quero
1989-92 Minister of Family Affairs

1989-92 Minister of Science and Technology Dra. Dulce Arnado de Uzcátegui de Mantilla
1992-? Minister of State of Science and Technology

1989 Minister of Family Affairs Dra. Teresa Albänez Barnola
1992-94 Minister of Family Affairs

1989-90 Minister of Women's Affairs Aura Loreto de Rangel

1989-91 Vice-Minister of  External Relations Rosario Orellana
1991-93 Vice-Minister of the Presidency of the Republic

1989-90 Deputy Minister in the Secretariat of the President Beatrice Rangel Mantilla
1990-92 Minister in the Secretariat of the President

1990-92 Minister of Development Dra. Imelda Cisnero Alzuru de Perez
She had been General Director in the Ministry 1989 and has been Director in the Banco Central de Venezuela since 1992.

1991-93 Minister of State for the Promotion of Women in the President's Office and Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning and Promotion Dra. Evangelina Garcia Prince

1991-93 Minister of State for the Promotion of Women in the President's Office and Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning and Promotion Dra. Evangelina Garcia Prince

1992-93 Vice-Minister of Development Laura Rojas

1992 Vice-Minister of Planning and Coordination María Elena Corrales

1993-94 Minister of Education Dra. Elizabeth Yabour de Caldera

1993 Minister of Information Rosana Ordoñes

1993-99 Minister of Youth Maria del Pilar (Pilarica) Iribarren de Romero

Ca. 1993-99 Cabinet Member and President of the National Council of Women María Bello de Guzmán

Ca. 1993-99 Minister of State of Information Fernanda Engaña

1997-99 Minister of Labour María Bernadoni de Govea

1998-2000 Minister of Energy Dolores Dobarro de Torres

1999-2000 Minister of Information Carmen Ramira

1999 Minister of Environment and Renewal Natural Resources Ing. Atalá Allyana Uriane Pocaterra

1999-2000 Vice-Minister of Health Ana Elisa Osorio Granados
2000-05 Minister of Environment and Renewal Resources 
Former Ambassador to Argentina

1999-2002 Vice-Minister of Family Affairs Yolanda Rojas Urbina

1999-2002 Minister of Tourism in Ministry of Production and Commerce Maria Eugenia Loriente Esclapes

2000-02 Executive Vice-President Adina Mercedes Bastidas Castillo
2002 Minister of Productivity and Commerce
Director Interamerican Development Bank, IDB 1999-2000.

2000-02 Minister of Productivity, Industry and Commerce Lusia Ramero Bermúdez

2000-2002 Minister of Labour Blancanieves Portocarrero

2000-02 Attorney General Marisol Plaza Irigoyen

2000-02 Vice-Minister of Communication Lic. Xiomara Villasmil

2000-02 Vice-Minister of Labour Edmée Betancourt de Garcia
2005-06 Minister of Light Industry and Commerce

2000-02 Vice-Minister of Higher Education Maria Egilda (Gilda) Castellanos de Sjöstrand

2000-02 Vice-Minister of Education, Culture and Sport Maryann Hanson

2001-02 and 2003-04 Minister of Health and Social Development Maria Lourdes Urbaneja

2001-02 Vice-Minister in the Secretariat of the Presidency Teresa Maniglia

2001-02 Vice-Minister in the Secretariat of the Presidency Marisol Escalona

2001-02 Vice-Minister of Sport in the Ministry of Education J. Terán

2002-05 and 2009- Minister of Labour Maria Cristina Iglesias

2002-07 Minister of Science and Technology Marlene Yadira Córdova

2003- Vice-Minister of Labour Relations Luz Stella Arango

2005-07 Minister of Environment and the Natural Resources Jacqueline Faría Pineda
Head of the newly created Distrito Capital (Caracas) from 2009.

2005-06 Vice-Minister of External Affairs for European Affairs Delcy Rodríguez Gómez
Former Presidential Advisor on Foreign Affairs

2005-06 Vice-Minister of External Affairs for Northern America María Pilar Hernández Domínguez

2005- Vice-Minister of Planning and Instutional Development Zaida Y. Geant

2006-08 Minister of Light Industry and Commerce María Cristina Iglesias

Until 2006 Vice-Minister of Production Érika del Valle Farías Peña
2006-07 Minister of Foods
2007-08 Minister of the Office of the Presidency
2008- Minister of Participation and Social Participation


2006 Vice-Minister of External Affairs for European Affairs
Jenny Figueredo Frías
Also known as Jenni, she was Deputy Chief of Mission to the Venezuelan Embassy to USA until she was expelled and declared "persona non grata".

2006 Vice-Minister of Internal Trade Estela Naveda

2007- Minister of Environment and the Natural Resources Yubirí Ortega de Carrizalez

2008- Minister of Sports Victoria Márquez

2008-10 Minister of Housing and Habitation Edith Brunela Gómez

2008-10 Minister for Women's Affairs María León

2008-09 Minister of Science and Technology Nuris Orihuela Guevara
2009- Minister of Light Industry and Commerce

2008- Minister of Telecommunication Socorro Hernandez

2008- Minister of Indigines Peoples Nicia Maldonaldo

2008-09 Minister of Tourism Olga Azuaje

2009-10 Minister of Communications and Information Blanca Eckhout

2009-10 Minister of Sports Victoria Mata

2010 Minister of Communications and Information Tania Díaz

2010- Minister de la Presidency María Isabela Godoy

2010- Minister of Education Jennifer Gil Laya
Former Vice-Minister of Education

2010- Minister of Municipalities Isis Ochoa

2010- Minister of Equality and Gender Affairs Nancy Pérez Sierra

 

Updates 30.06.10