Gustavo Rangel Briceño

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Gustavo Rangel Briceño
Minister of Defense
In office
January 2008 – March 2009
Preceded byRaúl Baduel
Succeeded byRamón Carrizalez
Personal details
Born (1956-08-16) 16 August 1956 (age 67)
Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Political partyUnited Socialist Party of Venezuela

Gustavo Rangel Briceño (born 1956 in Maracaibo) is a Venezuelan military officer. He was Minister of Defense from January 2008 to March 2009.[1]

Biography[edit]

He was born in the city of Maracaibo on 16 August 1956. He graduated from the Venezuelan Academy of Military Sciences in 1978, and has a degree on mechanical engineering, in which he achieved the cum laude distinction.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Chávez nombra nuevo ministro de Defensa al general Rangel Briceño, tras la retirada del anterior". Europa Press (in Spanish). 7 July 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2023.