
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez late Tuesday named his agriculture minister, Elias Jaua, as his new vice president after Ramon Carrizalez' resigned from the post earlier this week. Jaua will continue to lead the agriculture ministry, the president said. Carrizalez, who was the defense minister in addition to being the vice president, quit his job Monday, citing personal reasons. Chavez said Carlos Mata would become the new defense minister. Carrizalez's wife, Yubiri Ortega, also resigned her post Monday as environment minister. Chavez did not indicate if a replacement had been named at the environment ministry (
full information)/ El presidente de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, ha nombrado esta madrugada (hora española) al nuevo vicepresidente ejecutivo de su gobierno. Elías Jaua, ministro de Agricultura, sustituirá a al coronel Ramón Carrizález, que el pasado lunes presentó su dimisión por motivos personales... El mandatario venezolano ha justificado la renuncia de Carrizález y ha salido al paso de los rumores que circularon por Caracas acerca de la inesperada salida del hasta entonces vicepresidente. "Me solicitó la renuncia por razones estrictamente personales, y su esposa, la ministra de Ambiente, Yubirí Ortega. Conozco las razones, las respeto y las comparto. Yo haría lo mismo en su caso", ha dicho Chávez (
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