Héctor Rodríguez
Governor of Miranda state
At a glance
Héctor Rodríguez is the governor of Miranda state — which includes much of the Caracas metropolitan area — and a former Education Minister widely seen as one of the PSUV's next-generation leaders.
Who is Héctor Rodríguez?
Héctor Rodríguez Castro is a Venezuelan politician who served as Minister of Education (2014–2017) before being elected governor of Miranda in 2017. Miranda includes most of the eastern Caracas metropolitan area, making the governorship one of the most politically and economically consequential in the country.
Also known as: Héctor Rodríguez Castro.
Network & connections
The following figures are part of Héctor Rodríguez's direct political, cabinet, or institutional network — useful for compliance teams mapping the wider Venezuelan power structure:
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