Clara Vidal
Clara Vidal | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Indigenous Peoples of Venezuela | |
| Assumed office 9 February 2022 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Roside González |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | United Socialist Party of Venezuela United Socialist Party of Venezuela Youth United Indigenous Movement of Venezuela |
Clara Josefina Vidal Ventresca de Pérez (born 1 March 1983) is a Venezuelan politician of the Kariña people. She has been Minister of Indigenous Peoples in the National Assembly of Venezuela since 9 February 2022, having previously served in the role in 2016.
Biography
[edit]Vidal is a member of the Kariña people.[1][2]
Vidal is a member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela Youth wing (JPSUV) and the politically allied organisation the United Indigenous Movement of Venezuela (MIUVEN).[1] She has a degree in Education and served as deputy minister for Training, Intercultural Education and Ancient Knowledge in 2014.[3] She also served as Deputy Minister of the Communal Territory of the Delta, Mountains, Coasts, and Mangroves.[4]
On 9 February 2022, Vidal was appointed Minister of Indigenous Peoples in the National Assembly of Venezuela by Nicolás Maduro, having previously served in the role in 2015-2016 after the Ministry of Aloha Núñez.[3][5][6] As Minister, Vidal led the Venezuelan delegation to a United Nations (UN) Committee against Racial Discrimination[7] and received her Brazilian counterpart, Sonia Guajajara, Minister of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, before their participation at the 17th Ordinary General Assembly of the Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC).[8][9][2]
On International Women's Day in 2022, Vidal commented on the state-run television channel Venezolana de Televisión (VTV) that "being an Indigenous woman in these times means love, courage, and resilience. We can assume any responsibility we set for ourselves.".[10] Vidal also spoke at the event to commemorate "the 531st anniversary of the Day of Indigenous Resistance and Decolonization of the Americas" at the National Pantheon in Caracas in 2023, as the keynote speaker.[11][12][13] She called to safeguard the territory of native peoples in Venezuela.[14]
Vidal has also spoken out against demonstrations that took place during the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election.[7][15] She was again ratified in her role as Minister of Indigenous Peoples in August 2024.[16][17] In July 2025, Vidal was Electoral Commission of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).[18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Torres, Eudo (February 10, 2022). "Nueva ministra de los Pueblos Indígenas es Kariña". Radio Fe y Alegría Noticias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ a b Llull, Marcos (May 27, 2024). "Inicia en Venezuela la XVII Asamblea General de los Pueblos Indígenas de América Latina y el Caribe". NODAL (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 19, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ a b "President Maduro Appoints Four New Female Ministers". Orinoco Tribune. February 10, 2022. Archived from the original on February 13, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ Castillo, Julián (February 9, 2022). "¿Quiénes son los nuevos ministros del gabinete de Nicolás Maduro?". El Diario (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 21, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "Nicolás Maduro designa a cuatro nuevas ministras en su gabinete". El Pitazo (in Spanish). February 10, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "Maduro colocó otra vez a Clara Vidal en su gabinete de Pueblos Indígenas". LaPatilla.com (in Spanish). February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on July 24, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ a b "Ministra venezolana: No hay represalias, seguimos trabajando y construyendo la paz". Diario Libre (in Spanish). August 7, 2024. Archived from the original on September 14, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "Reciben a la ministra de pueblos indígenas de Brasil". Diario Primicia (in Spanish). May 26, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "Venezuela recibe a la ministra de Pueblos Indígenas de Brasil para asamblea de Filac". El Tiempo (in Spanish). May 26, 2024. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ Arias, Marycarmen (March 8, 2022). "Ministra Clara Vidal: «Ser mujer indígena en estos tiempos significa resistencia»". La Radio del Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "531 años de la Resistencia Indígena | Ministra Clara Vidal: "Seguimos en pie de lucha y resistencia permanente por amor a nuestra patria"". Notiprensa Digital (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "Venezuela's Indigenous people celebrate Day of Resistance calling for defense of territory - EFE". EFE Noticias. October 12, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "Recuerdan en Venezuela lucha ancestral de pueblos originarios (+Fotos) - Prensa Latina" (in Spanish). October 12, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ VTV; HORTA, WILMER DE (August 8, 2023). "Ministra Vidal exhorta salvaguardar pueblos originarios como derecho fundamental". Venezolana de Televisión (in Spanish). Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "Ministra Clara Vidal: No hay represalias, seguimos trabajando y construyendo la paz". El Aragueño (in Spanish). August 7, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ Llull, Marcos (August 27, 2024). "Venezuela | Maduro anunció cambios en su gabinete y realizó un balance de la Segunda Consulta Popular 2024". NODAL (in Spanish). Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "Cambios en gabinete de Maduro: Diosdado Cabello es el nuevo ministro de Interior y Justicia". Voz de América (in Spanish). August 27, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "En Claves | Conclusiones en el Congreso del PSUV y JPSUV detalladas por el presidente Maduro". El Universal (in Spanish). July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.