Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, announced on Tuesday the appointment of Calixto Ortega as the new Vice President for Economy and Finance, tasked with coordinating the various ministries and institutions within this priority sector and continuing the path of sustained economic growth.
During the inauguration of the Agro-Food, Fisheries, Communal, and Industrial Command, Rodríguez emphasized that Ortega is part of the national government’s economic and productive team.
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Ortega, an industrial engineer and graduate of the University of Zulia (LUZ), holds a Master of Business Administration from Rice University and a Master of Economic Policy Management from Columbia University, both in the United States. He also has postgraduate studies in Banking and Finance from the University of London.
His last position was as president of the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) from June 2018 to April 2025. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Finance at Citgo (2017-2018), Venezuelan Consul in Houston and New York (2013-2017), and advisor to Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).
With this appointment, the Venezuelan acting president emphasized that this initiative’s central objective is “to guarantee and strengthen food sovereignty and supply projects.” Therefore, the measure reinforces her strategic team to deepen financial and productive sovereignty policies aimed at consolidating the stability and well-being of the Venezuelan people in the face of international challenges.
