Elías Jaua

Elías Jaua Milano
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela
In office 15 January 2013 – 2 September 2014
President	Hugo Chávez Nicolás Maduro
Preceded by	Nicolás Maduro
Succeeded by	Rafael Ramírez
24th Vice President of Venezuela
In office 27 January 2010 – 13 October 2012
President	Hugo Chávez
Preceded by	Ramón Carrizales
Succeeded by	Nicolás Maduro
Minister of Agriculture
In office 29 January 2012 [1] – 13 October 2012
Preceded by	Juan Carlos Loyo
Succeeded by	Juan Carlos Loyo
In office 24 February 2006 – June 2010 [2]
Succeeded by	Juan Carlos Loyo
Minister of Economy
In office September 2003 – 2006
Secretary of the Presidency of Venezuela
In office October 2000 – May 2001
Personal details
Born	Elías José Jaua Milano 17 December 1969 Caucagua, Miranda, Venezuela
Nationality	Venezuelan

Elías José Jaua Milano (born 17 December 1969) is a Venezuelan politician and former university professor who served as Vice President of Venezuela from January 2010 to October 2012. He had been Minister of Foreign Affairs from January 2013 until September 2014.

Career

Jaua obtained a Sociology degree from the Central University of Venezuela. In 2000 he was part of the Comisión Legislativa Nacional and Minister of the Secretaría de la Presidencia from 2000 to 2001. He was nominated as Venezuelan Ambassador to Argentina in 2002. Jaua served as Minister of Agriculture in President Hugo Chávez's government before being appointed as Vice-President in January 2010, while remaining Minister of Agriculture.^[3][4]

On 15 December 2011, following a major reshuffle of the Venezuelan political leadership, President Chávez proposed Jaua to be the PSUV candidate for governor of the state of Miranda (reported in El Universal). He resigned the vice presidency on 13 October 2012 to compete in the election and was replaced by Nicolás Maduro. He lost the election on 16 December 2012 to the former governor Henrique Capriles who had stepped down in June 2012 to unsuccessfully challenge Hugo Chávez for President.

Jaua succeeded Nicolás Maduro as Minister of Foreign Affairs on 15 January 2013.^[5]

References

1. "Chavez appoints Jaua as new Minister of Agriculture and Lands". El Mundo. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
2. "Profile | Juan Carlos Loyo, a minister off from the land". 13 October 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
3. "UPDATE 1-Venezuela's Chavez names Jaua as new vice president". Reuters. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
4. "Elías Jaua, nuevo VicePresidente de la República; Mata Figueroa, a MinDefensa". noticias24. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
5. "Venezuelan Vice-President Maduro gives annual address". BBC World Service. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.

External links

• (Spanish) "Elías Jaua - interview", World Investment News, 11 September 2006