Military & security — Venezuela
FANB high command, GNB, DGCIM, SEBIN, and the armed-forces leadership.
Profiles in this cohort: 8
Updated: May 2026
All military & security we currently profile
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Diosdado Cabello
— Minister of Interior, Justice, and Peace
Diosdado Cabello is Minister of Interior, Justice, and Peace and the PSUV's first vice president — long considered the second most powerful figure in the Venezuelan government.
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Domingo Hernández Lárez
— Former Strategic Operational Commander of the FANB (until March 2026)
General-in-Chief Domingo Hernández Lárez served as the Strategic Operational Commander of Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Forces (CEOFANB) from 2021 until March 19, 2026, when he was dismissed by Acting President Delcy Rodríguez and replaced by Major General Rafael Prieto Martínez.
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Gustavo González López
— Defense Minister of Venezuela
General Gustavo González López is Venezuela's Defense Minister, appointed by Acting President Delcy Rodríguez on March 18, 2026 to replace Vladimir Padrino López. A U.S.-trained intelligence officer, he was previously head of the DGCIM and SEBIN.
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Henry Rangel Silva
— Former Defense Minister of Venezuela
General-in-Chief Henry Rangel Silva is a former Defense Minister and former governor of Trujillo state, one of the longest-serving senior military figures in the Bolivarian government.
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Iván Hernández Dala
— President of CANTV; former DGCIM director (2014–2024)
General Iván Hernández Dala headed Venezuela's military counterintelligence service (DGCIM) for ten years until October 2024, and was named president of CANTV — the state telecom operator — in November 2024.
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Manuel Quevedo
— Former PDVSA President and Oil Minister
Manuel Quevedo is a retired Venezuelan National Guard general who served as President of PDVSA and Oil Minister from 2017 to 2020, during a steep collapse in oil output.
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Néstor Reverol
— Former Minister of Interior and Electric Energy; former Corpozulia president
Néstor Reverol is a retired Bolivarian National Guard major general who served as Minister of Interior, Justice, and Peace (2016–2020), Minister of Electric Energy, and most recently as president of Corpozulia (2024–2025). He remains under U.S. federal indictment on narcotics charges.
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Vladimir Padrino López
— Former Defense Minister of Venezuela (until March 2026)
General Vladimir Padrino López served as Venezuela's Defense Minister for over 11 years until being dismissed by Acting President Delcy Rodríguez on March 18, 2026 — the longest tenure of any modern Venezuelan defense chief.