Venezuela/Vice President

Venezuela/Vice President  (Vice President)
Nicolas Maduro, Vice President 2012-2013, became president after Hugo Chávez was assassinated in 2013.
Boss	Venezuela/President
Website	http://www.vicepresidencia.gob.ve/
The Vice President of Venezuela

The vice president of Venezuela is the second highest political position in the government of Venezuela. In its current (1999 consitution) incarnation, the office is more akin to a prime minister in systems as those of France and South Korea.

The executive vice president is appointed and removed by the president. The vice president can also be removed with more than two-thirds of the votes in National Assembly.

Functions and duties

According to the Constitution of 1999, the duties of the executive vice president are

1. To collaborate with the president of the Republic to direct the actions of the Government.
2. To coordinate the Public National Administration in accordance with the instructions of the president of the Republic.
3. To propose the appointment and the removal of the ministers to the president of the Republic.
4. To preside over the Cabinet if the president is absent or with authorization in advance from the president.
5. To coordinate the relations of the National Executive with the National Assembly.
6. To preside at the Federal Council of Government.
7. To name and to remove, in accordance with the law, the officials or national officials whose designation is not attributed to another authority.
8. To substitute for the president of the Republic on temporary and absolute absences.
9. To exercise the duties delegated to him by the president of the Republic.

 

Office Holders on Wikispooks

Name	From	To
Delcy Rodríguez	14 June 2018
Nicolás Maduro	13 October 2012	5 March 2013

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