Marleny Contreras
Marleny Josefina Contreras Hernández de Cabello (born 14 June 1963), is a Venezuelan engineer and politician, wife of Diosdado Cabello. She served as Minister for Public Works until 12 August 2019 and was also Minister of Popular Power for Tourism.[1]
Biography
Marleny is wife of the former president of the National Assembly (AN) and now president of the National Constituent Assembly (ANC) and vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello.[2][3] She is a mother of three children.
She is a civil engineer and worked as a Collection Manager at SENIAT.[1]
Contreras was a deputy of the National Assembly by the State of Miranda until 2015 where she was part of the permanent commission of Finance and Economic Development.[4]
On 7 April 2015, she was appointed tourism minister of the Venezuelan government by President Nicolás Maduro.[5]
On 14 June 2018, she is appointed Minister of the Popular Power for Public Works.[1]
Sanctions
On 18 May 2018, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury placed sanctions in effect against Contreras and her husband.[6]
References
- "Perfil: Marleny Contreras: Esposa, diputada y ministra". Últimas Noticias. 8 April 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- "Designan como nueva Ministra de Turismo a Marleny Contreras, esposa de Diosdado Cabello". Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- "Designan a Marleny Contreras como nueva ministra de Turismo". Globovision. 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- "Marleny Contreras fue designada como la nueva ministra para el Turismo". 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- Cubillos, Ariana (14 June 2018). "Maduro designa nuevos ministros y vicepresidenta". El Nuevo Herald (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2023. (subscription required)
- "Treasury Targets Influential Former Venezuelan Official and His Corruption Network". Office of Foreign Assets Control. United States Department of the Treasury. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.