Andreína Tarazón

Andreína Tarazón
Andreína Tarazón
Minister for Women and Gender Equality
	In office; 21 April 2013 – 28 April 2015
President	Nicolás Maduro
Preceded by	Nancy Pérez
Succeeded by	Gladys Requena
Deputy of the National Assembly
Personal details
Born	8 February 1988; Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela
Political party	United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV)

Andreína Tarazón Bolívar (born 8 February 1988) is a Venezuelan politician that has served as deputy of the National Assembly and minister for Women and Gender Equality.

Career

She graduated as a lawyer from the Central University of Venezuela, and started her political career taking part in the support team of Misión Robinson in Aragua in 2003 and in the colectivo Pueblo Soberano de la Placera between 2002 and 2003. While being a law student she was a member of the University Transformation Movement and took part in the student committee that supported the government in the National Assembly in 2007, as well as a juvenile delegate in the foundational congress of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) Youth. She was elected as the candidate of the PSUV in the 2010 parliamentary elections, was named the vice minister of Youth and on 21 April 2013 was named as Minister for Women and Gender Equality for the government of Nicolás Maduro.[1][2] Since 27 January 2014, she has served as National Superintendent for the Defense of the Socioeconomic Rights.[3]

References

"Andreína Tarazón Bolívar". PSUV (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2017.
Delgado, Elkis (22 April 2013). "Nuevo gabinete de Maduro ratifica a diecisiete nombres" (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
"Oficializan directiva de la Superintendencia de Precios Justos" (in Spanish). Ultimas Noticias. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 27 January 2014.

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[PSUV-1] "Andreína Tarazón Bolívar". PSUV (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2017.

[2] Delgado, Elkis (22 April 2013). "Nuevo gabinete de Maduro ratifica a diecisiete nombres" (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved 22 April 2013.

[3] "Oficializan directiva de la Superintendencia de Precios Justos" (in Spanish). Ultimas Noticias. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 27 January 2014.