Delcy Eloina Rodriguez Gomez, known as Delcy Rodriguez, was appointed by the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) as acting president of Venezuela after the capture of Nicolas Maduro by US forces on January 3, 2016. At the same time, her brother Jorge Rodriguez was ratified as president of the National Assembly, which allows them to concentrate two of the most important powers in the country: the Executive and the Legislative. While the Venezuelan Supreme Court avoided ruling on whether Maduro's absence constitutes an absolute or temporary vacancy, it opted for a provisional solution, authorizing Rodriguez to assume the position for 90 days, extendable for a similar period, in accordance with Article 234 of the Constitution. Delcy Rodriguez: From Foreign Minister to Acting President. Born in Caracas on May 18, 1969, Delcy Rodriguez is the daughter of Jorge Antonio Rodriguez, a Marxist guerrilla and founder of the Socialist League, who died in police custody in 1976. The family maintains that he was murdered under torture, an event that shaped the political narrative of the Rodriguez siblings. A lawyer, she graduated from the Central University of Venezuela, with studies in social law at the University of Paris X. With a degree from Nanterre and a master's degree in politics and social sciences from Birkbeck University in London, Rodriguez lived for almost a decade between France and England before fully entering Venezuelan politics. Her rise began after the death of Hugo Chavez in 2013. She served as Minister of Communication and Information, Foreign Minister for three years, President of the National Constituent Assembly in 2017, and Executive Vice President from 2018. She simultaneously held the portfolios of Finance and, since 2024, Hydrocarbons. Maduro nicknamed her "the tigress" for her loyalty and capacity for political confrontation. Analysts agree that she has been one of the most trusted officials of Chavismo.With a pragmatic economic profile and an intense international agenda that led her to strengthen ties with China, Russia, and Turkey, in addition to maintaining contacts with foreign companies in the energy sector.

Jorge Rodriguez: The Political Operative of Chavismo

Jorge Jesus Rodriguez Gomez, 60, is the older brother of Delcy Rodriguez and one of the most influential figures in Chavismo since Hugo Chavez came to power in 1999. A psychiatrist by profession, he was born in Barquisimeto in 1965 and shares with his sister a family history deeply linked to the Venezuelan left.