Argenis Chávez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chávez and the second or maternal family name is Frías.
Argenis Chávez Frías
Governor of Barinas
In office
15 October 2016 – 30 November 2021
Preceded byZenaida Gallardo
Succeeded bySergio Garrido
Deputy Minister of Electric Power
In office
2011–2013
Personal details
Born (1958-07-03) July 3, 1958 (age 66)
Sabaneta, Barinas, Venezuela
Political partyUnited Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV)
Spouse
Belkis Quintero
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(m. 1999)​
RelationsPedro Pérez Delgado (great-grandfather)
Adán Chávez (brother)
Hugo Chávez (brother)
Aníbal José Chávez Frías (brother)
María Gabriela Chávez (niece)
Asdrúbal Chávez (cousin)
Children2
Parent(s)Hugo de los Reyes Chávez
Elena Frías de Chávez

Argenis Chávez Frías (born 3 July 1958) is a Venezuelan politician who served as Governor of Barinas state from 2016 to 2021. He is one of the brothers of the former Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez.

He was secretary of the Barinas state government when his father, Hugo de los Reyes Chávez, was the governor from 1998 to 2008.[1] In 2011, he was appointed Vice Minister of Electrical Development of the Ministry of Popular Power for Electric Power.[2]

He has a daughter: Laura Alejandra Chávez Contreras, born on February 23, 1984. On January 24, 1999, he married the lawyer Belkis Del Pilar Quintero Infante (1969), with whom he has a son: Argenis De Jesús, born on the 19th. September 2002.

Sanctions

In November 2017, Canada sanctioned Chávez and other Venezuelan officials under the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, stating: "These individuals are responsible for, or complicit in, gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, have committed acts of significant corruption, or both."[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Perfil | Argenis Chávez, de "hombre eléctrico" a Director de la Magistratura". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  2. ^ "Gaceta Oficial N° 39.694 del Lunes 13 de Junio de 2011 | Datos sobre economía". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  3. ^ "Canadian sanctions related to Venezuela". Government of Canada. 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials - Case 2". Government of Canada. 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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