Aloha Núñez
Aloha Joselyn Núñez Gutiérrez | |
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| Minister of Indigenous Peoples of Venezuela | |
| In office 2012–2015 | |
| President | Hugo Chávez Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Clara Vidal |
| Succeeded by | Yamilet Mirabal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 June 1983 Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela |
| Political party | United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) |
| Alma mater | University of Zulia |
Aloha Joselyn Núñez Gutiérrez (born 25 June 1983) is a Venezuelan politician of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). She served as the Minister of Indigenous Peoples of Venezuela between 2012 and 2015 in the National Assembly of Venezuela.
Biography
Núñez was born on 25 June 1983 in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela, and is of Wayúu descent.[1] She studied at the University of Zulia.
Núñez was a member of the 2017 Constituent National Assembly of Venezuela, and served as the Minister of Indigenous Peoples in the National Assembly of Venezuela's Cabinet of Venezuela between 2012 and 2015.[2][3][4] She was preceded as Minister by Clara Vidal [fr], was appointed by President Hugo Chávez and was ratified by President Nicolás Maduro after Chávez's death.[5] Núñez also became Vice President of the Indigenous Peoples of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).[2][6]
In 2020, Núñez was a candidate for deputy of the National Assembly in the state of Zulia, standing with the left-wing socialist and Chavista electoral alliance/popular front the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP).[7][8]
Núñez was linked by the Venezuelan and Central American press with the former mayor of the Jesús María Semprúm municipality, Keyrineth Fernández, who in January 2022, along with deputies Taina González and Luis Viloria Chirinos, were arrested by police authorities for the crime of drug trafficking.[6][9]
References
- ^ Sánchez, Gonzalo (29 September 2020). "Cambio de paradigma de los Pueblos Indígenas de Venezuela de 1999". El Estado (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ a b Colotti, Geraldina (5 August 2019). "Aloha Nuñez, la voz de los pueblos indígenas". Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Omar Prieto y Aloha Núñez encabezan lista por el Zulia a las Parlamentarias". Panorama Online (in Spanish). 8 March 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Iris Varela y Aloha Núñez salieron de la ANC para dirigir ministerios". El Nacional (in Spanish). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ Garmendia, Mabel Sarmiento (13 October 2012). "Perfil: Aloha Núñez velará por la conservación de la raza". Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ a b Rivas, Oriana (29 January 2022). "Alcaldesa y dos diputados chavistas van a la cárcel por caso de red de narcotráfico". PanAm Post (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ Angulo, Nataly (4 September 2020). "Exministra Aloha Núñez encabeza la lista de candidatos del PSUV en Zulia". El Pitazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ Sánchez, Gonzalo (8 October 2020). ""De llegar la oposición venezolana al poder seríamos eliminados"". El Estado (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Trasladan a Caracas a alcaldesa Keyrineth Fernández y diputada Taína González para audiencia de presentación". El Universal (in Spanish). 2 January 2022. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.