Ministry of Communication and Information (Venezuela)
Government ministry of Venezuela
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The Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information (Spanish: Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicación y la Información, Minci) is a public ministry of the Government of Venezuela dedicated to communication, informing the Venezuelan public and promoting the Venezuelan government.[1][3][4]
| Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicación y la Información | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 2015 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Venezuela |
| Headquarters | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Annual budget | ≈ $380 million (2015)[1] |
| Agency executive |
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| Child agencies | |
| Website | www |
Structure
- Minister of Popular Power for Communication and Information
- General Directorate Office
- General Directorate of Presidential Communications
- Vice Minister of Communication and Information
- Vice Minister of Television
- Vice Minister of Radio
- Vice Minister of Print Media
- Vice Minister of Social Networks[5]
Organs and Affiliated Entities Ministry
Affiliated media organizations
Affiliated media organizations include:[6]
- TVes
- TeleSUR
- Radio Nacional de Venezuela
- Agencia Venezolana de Noticias
- Venezolana de Televisión
- YVKE Mundial Radio
- Ciudad CCS
- Avila TV
- Radio of the South
- Correo del Orinoco
- Alba TV
- Asamblea Nacional Televisión
- ViVe
- Colombeia
Ministers
| Period | Minister |
|---|---|
| 2025 – | Freddy Ñáñez |
| 2020 – 2025 | Freddy Ñáñez |
| 2017 – 2020 | Jorge Rodríguez Gómez |
| 2016 – 2017 | Ernesto Villegas |
| 2016 – 2016 | Luis José Marcano Salazar |
| 2015 – 2016 | Desiree Santos Amaral |
| 13 October 2014 – 28 April 2015 | Jacqueline Faría |
| 3 August 2013 – 13 October 2014 | Delcy Rodríguez |
| 13 October 2012 - 3 August 2013 | Ernesto Villegas[7] |
| December 2010 - 12 October 2012 | Andrés Izarra[8] |
| July - December 2010 | Mauricio Rodríguez[8] |
| ? - July 2010 | Tania Díaz[8] |
| 2009 - 2010 | Blanca Eekhout |
| 2008 - 2009 | Jesse Chacón |
| Dec 2007[9] - July 2008 | Andrés Izarra[8] |
| Mar 2006[10] - Dec 2007[9] | Willian Lara |
| 9 March 2005 - Mar 2006[10] | Yuri Pimentel |
| September 2004 - March 2005 | Andrés Izarra[8] |
| ? - 2004 | Jesse Chacón, Nora Uribe[8] |
Censorship
The Institute Press and Society (Ipys) has criticized freedom of information and expression in Venezuela, though the Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information responded to these allegations by criticizing the Ipys report due to its alleged funding from United States organizations, such as the National Endowment for Democracy.[11]