Carlos Mata | |
Order1: | Minister of Defense of Venezuela |
Predecessor1: | Ramón Carrizales |
Successor1: | Henry Rangel Silva |
Term Start1: | 25 January 2010 |
Term End1: | January 2012 |
Office2: | Governor of Nueva Esparta |
Term Start2: | 28 December 2012 |
Term End2: | October 2017 |
Predecessor2: | Morel Rodríguez |
Successor2: | Alfredo Díaz |
Party: | United Socialist Party of Venezuela |
Carlos José Mata Figueroa is a former Defence Minister of Venezuela from January 2010 to January 2012[1] [2] [3] and the Chief of the Venezuelan armed forces. He holds the rank of General in the Venezuelan Army.[4]