Diosdado Cabello
Diosdado Cabello was born in Maturín, Monagas, Venezuela on April 15th, 1963 and is the Politician. At the age of 61, Diosdado Cabello biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Diosdado Cabello Rondón (born 15 April 1963) is a Venezuelan politician and current member of the National Assembly of Venezuela, where he previously served as Speaker.
He is also an active member of the Venezuelan armed forces, with the rank of captain. He played a key role in Hugo Chávez’s return to power following the 2002 coup d'état.
He became a leading member of Chavez’s Movimiento V República (MVR), and remains a leading member of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela, into which MVR was merged in 2007.
Governor of Miranda state from 2004 to 2008, he lost the 2008 election to prominent opposition leader Henrique Capriles Radonski and was subsequently appointed Public Works & Housing Minister.
In November 2009, he was additionally appointed head of the National Commission of Telecommunications, a position traditionally independent from the Ministry of Public Works and Housing.
In 2010, he was elected a member of parliament by his home state of Monagas.
In 2011, President Hugo Chávez named him Vice-President of Venezuela’s ruling party, the PSUV.
In 2012, he was elected and sworn in as President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, the country’s parliament.
He was elected President of the National Assembly each year until 2016.
He is currently the President of the National Constituent Assembly. Often described as the second most (if not the most) powerful man in Venezuela, Reuters notes that Cabello possesses significant "sway with the military and lawmakers plus close links to businessmen." Despite serving as the leader of Chavez' party, his overall reputation is that of a pragmatist rather than an ideologue.
Early life and education
Diosdado Cabello was born in El Furrial, in the state of Monagas. In 1987, he graduated second in his class from the Venezuelan Military Academy. His measured intelligence quotient (IQ) was ranked as the fifth-highest among all students in the institution's history. His background is in engineering. He has an undergraduate degree in systems engineering from the Instituto Universitario Politécnico de las Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales and a graduate degree in engineering project management from the Andrés Bello Catholic University.
Personal life
His wife, Marleny Contreras, was elected as a member of the National Assembly until she became minister of tourism in 2015. Cabello’s sister, Glenna, is a political scientist and was Counsellor of the Venezuelan Permanent Mission to the United Nations. His brother, José David, previously minister of infrastructure, is in charge of the nation’s taxes as head of SENIAT, Venezuela’s revenue service. Now José David is also minister of Industries.
On 9 July 2020, Cabello tested positive for COVID-19, during the pandemic in Venezuela.
Military career
Cabello befriended Hugo Chávez while at Universitario Politécnico de las Fuerzas Nacionales, and the two teams competed together in the National Baseball Championships.
Cabello led a group of four tanks to attack Miraflores Palace during Chávez's abortive coup d'état in February 1992 against then-President Carlos Andrés Pérez' government. Cabello was arrested for his role in the coup, but President Rafael Caldera pardoned him with the majority of the coup participants and Cabello was released after only two years without any charges.
Political career
Cabello, a former Chávez prisoner who was leading his own campaign, was assisting him in his political campaign after Chávez was released from prison in 1994. Following Chávez's 1998 landslide victory, he helped found the pro-Chávez grassroots civil society groups "Bolivarian Circles" which have been compared to Cuba's Committees for the Defence of the Revolution and are parent groups for the Colectivos.
Cabello served as the head of the national telecommunications commission from 1999-2000 (CONATEL). The main telecommunications law he helped to pass, dubbed the "Organic Telecommunications Law" in 2000, was especially lauded by the private sector. It brought an end to the state's prior monopoly on the market and promoted a substantial degree of free-market competition, as Cabello's efforts helped boost the treasury's revenues by $400 million dollars at a time when oil prices were not particularly high.
He became Chavez' chief of staff in May 2001 and was named Vice President Hugo Chávez on January 13, 2002, replacing Adina Bastidas. He was personally responsible for the government's relations with both the president and the National Assembly, as well as the links between the executive and legislative branches.
On April 13, 2002, he took over the presidency on a temporary basis, replacing Pedro Carmona, head of the Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce, as interim president during the coup d'état campaign, when Chávez was held prisoner and was consequently absent from office. "I, Diosdado Cabello, am assuming the presidency until such time as the republic's president, Hugo Chávez Fragas, appears," Cabello said upon taking office. Chávez had returned to office a few hours later. After the deposition of Mexican President Pedro Lascurón, Cabello's presidency became the world's second briefest, after that of Mexican President Pedro Lascuráin.
José Vicente Rangel replaced Cabello as Vice President on April 28, 2002. Cabello was first appointed interior minister in May 2002 and then as the minister of infrastructure in January 2003.
Cabello was elected governor of Miranda State in October 2004 and served for a four-year term. Henrique Capriles Radonski lost the 2008 election and was subsequently named Public Works & Housing Minister.
He was also appointed Conatel's chief in 2009. 32 radio and two television stations were interrupted on August 1, 2009, as Cabello ordered. Many non-governmental and international organisations have branded the measure as an act of censorship.
Cabello was elected Vice President of the United Socialist Party (PSUV), making him the country's second most influential figure after Hugo Chávez.
Cabello was elected president of the National Assembly in early 2012 and was re-elected to that position in January 2013.
After Hugo Chávez's death, Cabello's status was uncertain. Some claim that Cabello was constitutionally obligated to serve as the acting President, but Nicolás Maduro retained the position.