Marisabel Rodríguez de Chávez

Marisabel Rodríguez de Chávez
Marisabel Rodríguez
First Lady of Venezuela
In office
1999–2003
Preceded by Alicia Pietri de Caldera
Succeeded by María Gabriela Chávez Colmenares
Personal details
Born November 23, 1964(1964-11-23)
Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela
Nationality Venezuela
Political party PODEMOS
Spouse(s) Allessandro Perez
Hugo Chávez (Divorced)
Felix Garcia (Divorced)
Children Alfonzo Ramírez Rodríguez, Rosinés Chávez Rodríguez
Residence Barquisimeto
Profession Journalist
Religion Roman Catholic

Marisabel Rodríguez Oropeza (born 23 November 1964) is a Venezuelan journalist, publicist and radio announcer. She is best known for having been the second wife of current Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez.[1]

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Early life

Rodríguez was born in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela, South America.

Politics

In 1999, Rodríguez was elected a member of the 1999 Constituent Assembly of Venezuela, in the process which wrote the present Constitution of Venezuela. She was elected with the second highest margin in the elections. She was then elected president of the Constituent Social Rights Commission and president of Fundación del Niño, a state-funded organization that works helping and supporting children throughout the country. For almost two decades, Marisabel has been working in the area of social communications, especially public relations and as editor of the social section of El Impulso, one of the most important journals in midwest Venezuela.

Television and radio

Rodríguez is an announcer and radio producer. She produced a magazine for children, "El Club de los Exploradores". She has anchored for television stations including Telecentro and Niños Cantores Televisión in her hometown of Barquisimeto. She has also produced the informative radio program "Líder en la Noticia".

In 2007, she publicly denounced the constitutional reforms proposed by Chávez.[citation needed]

Honorary titles
Preceded by
Alicia Pietri de Caldera		 First Lady of Venezuela
1999–2003		 Succeeded by
none

References

  1. ^ Romero, Simon (12 May 2008). "Venezuela's President Scorned by Bitter Political Foe: His Ex-Wife". The New York Times: p. 6. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/world/americas/12venezuela.html. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 


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