Ministry of Public Works and Housing (Venezuela)
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The Ministry of Public Works and Housing (Spanish: Ministerio del Poder Popular para las Obras Públicas y Vivienda, MOPVI) was a ministry of the Venezuela
n government until June 2010.
In June 2010 the Venezuelan government divided the agency into two new agencies, the Ministerio del Poder Popular para Transporte y Comunicaciones and the Ministerio del Poder Popular para Vivienda y Hábitat.
The Ministry was known as the Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Infraestructura (Ministry of Popular Power for Infrastructure) from January 2007 to March 2009, and was previously the Ministerio para la Infraestructura (Ministry for Infrastructure, Minfra).
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n government until June 2010.
In June 2010 the Venezuelan government divided the agency into two new agencies, the Ministerio del Poder Popular para Transporte y Comunicaciones and the Ministerio del Poder Popular para Vivienda y Hábitat.
The Ministry was known as the Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Infraestructura (Ministry of Popular Power for Infrastructure) from January 2007 to March 2009, and was previously the Ministerio para la Infraestructura (Ministry for Infrastructure, Minfra).
Ministers
| Period | Minister |
|---|---|
| 24 June 2010 - | Ricardo Molina |
| 3 December 2008 - June 2010 | Diosdado Cabello Diosdado Cabello Diosdado Cabello Rondón is a Venezuelan politician. A former member of the armed forces, he was involved in Hugo Chávez's February 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt. He became a leading member of Chavez's Movimiento V República , and remains a leading member of the United Socialist Party of... |
| 1 February 2008 – 3 December 2008 | Isidro Ulbaldo Rondón Torres |
| 3 July 2006 – 31 January 2008 | José David Cabello José David Cabello José David Cabello was appointed Venezuelan Minister of Infrastructure in July 2006. In February 2008 he became the head of SENIAT, the Venezuelan tax agency. He had previously been head of Conviasa .... |
| 28 April 2004 – 2 July 2006 | Ramón Carrizales Ramón Carrizales Ramón Alonso Carrizales Rengifo is a Venezuelan politician who was Vice President of Venezuela from January 2008 to January 2010... |
Subordinate agencies
Subordinate agencies included:- ConviasaConviasaConviasa is an airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela, near Caracas. It operates services to domestic destinations and to destinations in the Caribbean and South America...
- Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación CivilJunta Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación CivilJunta Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación Civil is the civil aviation accident investigation agency of Venezuela. The JIAAC has its headquarters in Chacao, Caracas, Miranda State. It is an organization under the Ministry of Transport and Communications...
External links
- Ministry of Public Works and Housing (Archive)