The Venezuelan Ministry of People's Power for Defense () is the federal-level organization responsible for maintaining the
Venezuelan armed forces
The Bolivarian National Armed Forces ( - FANB) of Venezuela are controlled by the Commander-in-Chief (the President) and the Minister of Defense. In addition to the army, navy, and air force there is also a national guard and national militi ...
. As of October 2014, this ministry is headed by General
Vladimir Padrino López
Vladimir Padrino López (born 30 May 1963) is a Venezuelan four-star general serving as the current Minister of Defense for the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela since 24 October 2014.
Military career
On 5 July 1984, Padrino gra ...
. The ministry coordinates numerous counter-narcotics operations (''e.g.'', Operation Sierra through the CUFAN organ), helps perform various civil support and social development programs, and oversees the conventional military capabilities of
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
.
History
* 1810 Established as War and Navy Bureau
* 1863 Ministry of War
* 1874 Ministry of War and Navy
* 1946 Became Ministry of National Defense
* 1951 Name amended to Ministry of Defense
* 2007 Renamed Ministry of People's Power for Defense by presidential decree
Lists of ministers of defense
See also
*
Cabinet of Venezuela
The Cabinet of Ministers of Venezuela ( is one of the bodies that make up the Venezuelan executive in that country's presidential system, alongside the Council of Ministers (). The Cabinet is headed by the president of Venezuela, and his correspo ...
References
External links
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Sitio oficial del Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Defensa de Venezuela y los Ex-Ministros*
Sitio oficial del Ejército Libertador (Venezuela)*
Sitio oficial de la Armada de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela*
Sitio oficial de la Aviación Militar de Venezuela*
Sitio oficial de la Guardia Nacional de Venezuela*
Sitio oficial de la Aviación del Ejército del Venezuela
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Military of Venezuela
Defense
Defense or defence may refer to:
Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups
* Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare
* Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks
* Defense industr ...
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...