Héctor Rodríguez Castro

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Castro.

Héctor Rodríguez
Governor of Miranda
In office 18 October 2017 – 10 September 2024
Preceded by	Henrique Capriles
Personal details
Born	(1982-03-26) 26 March 1982 (age 42) Río Chico, Miranda, Venezuela
Political party	United Socialist Party of Venezuela
Alma mater	Central University of Venezuela

Héctor Rodríguez Castro (born March 26, 1982) is a Venezuelan lawyer and politician. He is currently the governor of Miranda.

Early life

Castro was born in Río Chico, Venezuela on March 26, 1982. [1]

Political career

On 9 January 2014, he was appointed as Minister of Popular Power for Education until his dismissal on 4 September 2015 to be a candidate for deputy to the National Assembly of Venezuela.[2] He was elected deputy list by the Bolívar state for the period 2016–2021 in the parliamentary elections of 6 December 2015 by the Great Patriotic Pole.[3] He won the regional elections in Miranda in 2017.[4][5] Earlier that year, he was elected as a member of the National Assembly of Venezuela in the state of Miranda.[6]

Personal life

Castro is married and has two sons.[1]

References

1. Beltran, Diana Carolina (26 October 2017). "La historia que Héctor Rodríguez no quiere contar". El Billuyo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
2. "PSUV Bolívar presentó sus candidatas y candidatos a la Asamblea Nacional". www.psuv.org.ve. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
3. "Divulgación Elecciones Parlamentarias - 6 de Diciembre de 2015". www.cne.gob.ve. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
4. "Divulgación Electoral Regionales 2017". www.cne.gob.ve. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
5. Web, El Nacional (17 October 2017). "Héctor Rodríguez tomará posesión del cargo de gobernador este miércoles". El Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
6. "Héctor Rodríguez asumió jefatura del Comando de Campaña de la Asamblea Nacional Constituyente". Panorama (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.