Ministry of Communication and Information (Venezuela)

Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information
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)
Agency executive	Desireé Santos Amaral , Minister of Popular Power for Communication and Information;
Child agencies	National Commission of Telecommunications; Bolivarian Communication and Information System;
Website	www.minci.gob.ve

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]

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]

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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Gobierno gastará más en propaganda que en el municipio Libertador". El Nacional. 23 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ "¿Quién es Desireé Santos Amaral?". Archived from the original on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
^ Díaz, Sugey (15 October 2014). "El Minci "sigue siendo un ministerio de propaganda del PSUV"". La Verdad. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ Vásquez S., Álex (28 October 2014). "65% del dinero del Minci se utilizará en propaganda oficial". El Nacional. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
^ "EL MINISTERIO". Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ "Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicación y la Información". Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicación y la Información. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
^ (in Spanish)"Conozca el perfil de los seis nuevos ministros designados por el presidente Chávez", Globovision, 13 October 2012 "Conozca el perfil de los seis nuevos ministros designados por el presidente Chávez - Globovision". Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f (in Spanish), El Universal, 7 December 2010, Designado Andrés Izarra como ministro de Información
^ ^a ^b "Andrés Izarra designado nuevamente ministro de Comunicación e Información (MinCI)". 3 January 2008. Retrieved Jun 16, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Sosa, Matilide. "La comunicación o la Revolución dentro de la Revolución". Archived from the original on 2007-06-12. Retrieved Jun 15, 2012.
^ "Minci desmiente un informe de Ipys sobre medios cerrados en Venezuela". La Nación. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

[ENoct2014-1] "Gobierno gastará más en propaganda que en el municipio Libertador". El Nacional. 23 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

[2] "¿Quién es Desireé Santos Amaral?". Archived from the original on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2017-07-16.

[3] Díaz, Sugey (15 October 2014). "El Minci "sigue siendo un ministerio de propaganda del PSUV"". La Verdad. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

[4] Vásquez S., Álex (28 October 2014). "65% del dinero del Minci se utilizará en propaganda oficial". El Nacional. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.

[5] "EL MINISTERIO". Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

[6] "Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicación y la Información". Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicación y la Información. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

[7] (in Spanish)"Conozca el perfil de los seis nuevos ministros designados por el presidente Chávez", Globovision, 13 October 2012 "Conozca el perfil de los seis nuevos ministros designados por el presidente Chávez - Globovision". Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-14.

[Designado-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f (in Spanish), El Universal, 7 December 2010, Designado Andrés Izarra como ministro de Información

[aporrea-9] "Andrés Izarra designado nuevamente ministro de Comunicación e Información (MinCI)". 3 January 2008. Retrieved Jun 16, 2012.

[Nuestra_América-10] Sosa, Matilide. "La comunicación o la Revolución dentro de la Revolución". Archived from the original on 2007-06-12. Retrieved Jun 15, 2012.

[11] "Minci desmiente un informe de Ipys sobre medios cerrados en Venezuela". La Nación. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

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Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicación y la Información

Dissolved	2015
Jurisdiction	Government of Venezuela
Headquarters	Caracas, Venezuela
Annual budget	≈ $380 million (2015)^[1]
Agency executive	Desireé Santos Amaral ^[2], Minister of Popular Power for Communication and Information
Child agencies	National Commission of Telecommunications Bolivarian Communication and Information System
Website	www.minci.gob.ve