Jorge García Carneiro

Who is Jorge García Carneiro?

Jorge Luis García Carneiro is a Venezuelan politician. He was elected the governor of Vargas in 2008, having previously been head of the Venezuelan Army, Minister of Defense, and Minister for Social Development and Popular Participation. He is a member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela of Venezuela's former president, Hugo Chávez.

García Carneiro graduated from the Military academy of Venezuela in 1975. During the 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt, as the general in charge of the largest military unit in Caracas, he was taken prisoner at Fort Tiuna.

García Carneiro was the head of the Venezuelan Army from January 2003 to January 2004, when he became Minister of Defense. He held this position until December 2006.