Venezuelan Ministry of Communications and Information
Encyclopedia
The Venezuelan Ministry of Communications & Information (Spanish
: Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicación y la Información, Minci) is a ministry in the government
of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
. The present minister, since December 2010, is Andrés Izarra, who simultaneously and since 2005 is president of TeleSur
, a 24-hour Spanish-language news channel that covers the Americas.
In an interview with El Universal
in 2008, then-Minister Izarra described the most important achievements of the ministry since 1999 as having stopped the process of "enclosure" of the communications capability of the state, having recovered communications capability from the state, and success in launching a network of alternative community media in both television in Venezuela
and radio. He highlighted the previous situation in which communications were "the private preserve of three or four families", and said that although 80% of the spectrum remained in private hands, the public sector had recovered a large part of the audience. He described the challenge of constructing a system of public television and radio with the public's participation, and of widening the circle of government presentation of its message beyond Hugo Chávez.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
: Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicación y la Información, Minci) is a ministry in the government
Government of Venezuela
|Venezuela is a federal presidential republic governed by a constitution. There are five branches of government: Executive, Legislative, Judicial, Citizen, and Electoral....
of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
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...
. The present minister, since December 2010, is Andrés Izarra, who simultaneously and since 2005 is president of TeleSur
TeleSUR
La Nueva Televisora del Sur is a pan-Latin American terrestrial and satellite television network headquartered in Caracas, Venezuela. TeleSUR was launched with the objective of providing information to promote the integration of Latin America....
, a 24-hour Spanish-language news channel that covers the Americas.
In an interview with El Universal
El Universal (Caracas)
El Universal is a major Venezuelan newspaper, headquartered in Caracas with an average daily circulation of about 150,000. The online version carries news, politics, sports, economy and more....
in 2008, then-Minister Izarra described the most important achievements of the ministry since 1999 as having stopped the process of "enclosure" of the communications capability of the state, having recovered communications capability from the state, and success in launching a network of alternative community media in both television in Venezuela
Television in Venezuela
Television networks in Venezuela can be divided into three categories:* National broadcasting networks, such as Vendevision* Regional broadcasting networks, such as Televisora Regional del Táchira* Community broadcasting networks, such as Catia TVe...
and radio. He highlighted the previous situation in which communications were "the private preserve of three or four families", and said that although 80% of the spectrum remained in private hands, the public sector had recovered a large part of the audience. He described the challenge of constructing a system of public television and radio with the public's participation, and of widening the circle of government presentation of its message beyond Hugo Chávez.
| Period | Minister |
|---|---|
| December 2010 - | Andrés Izarra |
| July - December 2010 | Mauricio Rodríguez |
| ? - July 2010 | Tania Díaz |
| 2008 - 2009 | Jesse Chacón Jesse Chacón Jesse Alonso Chacón Escamillo was Venezuelan Minister of Interior and Justice from September 2004 to January 2007, under the presidency of Hugo Chávez. He had been a close ally of Chávez since 1990 or earlier... |
| Jan 2008 - July 2008 | Andrés Izarra |
| 9 August 2006 - January 2008 | Willian Lara Willian Lara Willian Lara was a Venezuelan politician. Elected several times to the National Assembly, he was the Minister of Communication and Information between 2006 and 2008 and Governor of Guárico state from 2008 to 2010... |
| 9 March 2005 - August 2006 | Yuri Pimentel |
| September 2004 - March 2005 | Andrés Izarra |
| ? - 2004 | Jesse Chacón, Nora Uribe |