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Jorge Rodríguez

Jorge Rodríguez

President of the National Assembly of Venezuela

Appears in 2 stories

Born: 1965 (age 60 years), Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Spouse: Daniela Rivas (m. 2012)
Siblings: Delcy Rodríguez
Parents: Jorge Rodríguez and Delcy Gómez
Previous offices: Minister of Communications and Information of Venezuela (2017–2020), Mayor of the Libertador Bolivarian Municipality (2008–2017), and Executive Vice President of Venezuela (2007–2008)
Office: President of the National Assembly of Venezuela
Party: United Socialist Party of Venezuela

Notable Quotes

"Oil under the ground is useless. This bill aims to allow an accelerated increase in production." — January 23, 2026, to the National Assembly

Stories

Venezuela's oil reversal: From Chávez nationalization to privatization in 19 years

Rule Changes

Re-elected to lead legislature in January 2026; Delcy Rodríguez's brother

Hugo Chávez nationalized Venezuela's oil sector in 2007, expropriating assets from ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and other foreign companies. Nineteen years later, less than a month after U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela's National Assembly passed legislation reversing that policy. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez signed it into law.

Updated May 26

The US capture of Nicolás Maduro

Force in Play

Announced political prisoner releases on January 8

Delta Force operators captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas at 2 a.m. on January 3 as explosions rocked the capital and helicopters evacuated them to the USS Iwo Jima, bound for New York. By Saturday afternoon, Maduro arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn—the first American military capture of a sitting head of state since Manuel Noriega in 1989.

Updated May 19