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María Gabriela Chávez

Politician · Close Associate · Sanction-linked entity

María Gabriela Chávez is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Maria Gabriela Chavez · María Gabriela Chávez · Μαρία Γκαμπριέλα Τσάβες Κολμενάρες · ماريا غابرييلا تشافيز · 玛丽亚·加布里埃拉·查韦斯 · 1 more...				[sources]
Other name	María Gabriela Chávez Colmenares · 마리아 가브리엘라 차베스 콜메나레스				[sources]
Birth date	1980-03-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Barinas				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Colombia · Venezuela				[sources]
Citizenship	Venezuela				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past) · National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Gabriela · María				[sources]
Last name	Chávez · Colmenares				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q48772419				[sources]
Position	First Lady of Venezuela (2003-2013) · Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations (2014-2019)				[sources]
Education	Central University of Venezuela				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-08	Last processed	2025-10-08	First seen	2023-10-17

Descriptions

Venezuelan diplomat, daughter of President Hugo Chávez

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-10-17

Relationships

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,905

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,098

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Graph-based entity tagging79,296

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions546,806

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Wikidata349,418

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Nancy Colmenares Close Associate	mother	-	-
Rosinés Chávez Politician	half-sister · sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations	2014-08-13	2019-08-15
First Lady of Venezuela