Marisabel Rodríguez | |
|---|---|
 Rodríguez de Chávez in 1999 | |
| First Lady of Venezuela | |
| In role 2 February 1999 – 13 August 2004 | |
| President | Hugo Chávez |
| Preceded by | Alicia Pietri Montemayor |
| Succeeded by | Cilia Flores |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1964-11-23)23 November 1964 (age 60) |
| Political party | PODEMOS |
| Spouse(s) | Allessandro Lanaro Perez (Div.) Hugo Chávez (Div.) Felix Garcia (Div.) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Vicente Rodríguez María Oropeza |
| Residence | Barquisimeto |
| Profession | Journalist |
Marisabel Rodríguez Oropeza (born 23 November 1964) is aVenezuelanjournalist, publicist and radio announcer. She is best known for having been the second wife of former Venezuelan presidentHugo Chávez.[1]
Rodríguez was born inBarquisimeto.
In 1999, Rodríguez was elected a member of the1999 Constituent Assembly of Venezuela, in the process which wrote the presentConstitution of Venezuela. She was elected with the second highest margin in the elections. She was then elected president of the Constituent Social Rights Commission and president of theFundación del Niño, a state-fundedfoundation that works helping and supporting children throughout the country.
For almost two decades, Marisabel has been working in the area of social communications, especially public relations and as editor of the social section ofEl Impulso, one of the most important journals in midwest Venezuela.
Rodríguez is an announcer and radio producer. She produced a magazine for children, "El Club de los Exploradores". She has anchored for television stations includingTelecentro andNiños Cantores Televisión in her hometown ofBarquisimeto. She has also produced the informative radio program "Líder en la Noticia".[2]
Her first marriage was to Allessandro Lanaro Pérez.
She marriedHugo Chávez Frías in 1997.[3] In 2004 she and Chávez officially divorced, after 2 years of separation. In 2007, she publicly denounced theconstitutional reforms proposed by Chávez.[4]
She divorced her third husband in 2009, Félix Lisandro García, a tennis instructor.
She has two children: Raúl Alfonzo Ramírez Rodríguez (1990), with César Antonio Ramírez Vidal (1960) and Rosinés Chávez Rodríguez (1997), with Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías. She also has two grandchildren: Martina Ramírez Ramos, born on December 21, 2017, and Damián Ramírez Ramos, born on May 14, 2019 (Raúl's children with his wife Carla Alejandra Ramos Arráez).
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| Preceded by | First Lady of Venezuela 1999–2003 | Succeeded by |
