The designated representatives will lead the legislative and diplomatic work of the new annual period of ordinary sessions. Photograph: Willmer Tovar / National Assembly Press.
Guacamaya, January 13, 2026. On Tuesday, the leadership of the Permanent Commissions and Parliamentary Friendship Groups of the National Assembly was defined following the start of the annual period of ordinary sessions, which marks the beginning of the 2026–2031 Legislative Term. The proposed agenda included solely the designation of these bodies, renewed annually, which will enable specialized work and international relations from Parliament.
Prior to the designation, the President of the Legislative Power, Jorge Rodríguez, expressed gratitude for the work of the 15 commissions of the 2021–2025 Legislative Term, which produced 100 laws duly sanctioned by the National Assembly. He also urged the new parliamentarians to maintain and deepen the functions of these bodies for the 2026 period of ordinary sessions, which began on January 5.
“I urge you to make consultations with the people more intense, more prolific, so that they are aware of the functions of each of the permanent commissions. I am certain that with the proposals we have been putting forward, including the organization of the entire legal framework of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the work of the (upcoming) permanent commissions will be quite fruitful,” said Rodríguez.
Permanent Commissions are internal subdivisions of the National Assembly, limited to a maximum of 15 according to Article 193 of the Constitution. They are dedicated to examining bills, conducting investigations, exercising political oversight, and approving or rejecting initiatives before they reach the plenary. They are composed of an odd number of deputies (between 11 and 25), elected annually in January based on party representation. Each has a president, first vice president, and second vice president, and they meet—even during recesses—in the José María Vargas Building, the administrative headquarters of Parliament.
Parliamentary Friendship Groups, meanwhile, seek to promote bilateral relations between Venezuela and other countries, fostering solidarity, parliamentary exchange, and support for foreign policy. Recently, the National Assembly has established dozens of these groups, with the aim of strengthening parliamentary diplomacy.
Permanent Commissions
Administration and Services
President: Pedro Carreño
First Vice President: Francisco Torrealba
Second Vice President: José Gregorio Correa
Comptrollership
President: Winston Vallenilla
First Vice President: Aurora Paredes
Second Vice President: José Brito
Culture and Recreation
President: Cristóbal Jiménez
First Vice President: María Chávez
Second Vice President: Pedro Lander
Development of Communes
President: Blanca Ekouth
First Vice President: Carlos Mogollón
Second Vice President: Juan Carlos Sierra
Integral Social Development
President: América Pérez
First Vice President: Rodolfo Crespo
Second Vice President: Luis Augusto Romero
Economy, Finance, and National Development
President: Jesús Farias
First Vice President: Ramón Lobo
Second Vice President: Juan Carlos Alvarado
Education, Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation
President: Jeison Guzmán
First Vice President: José García
Second Vice President: Antonio Ecarri
Ecosocialism
President: Jaqueline Farias
First Vice President: Luis Parra
Second Vice President: Andreina Rodríguez Franco
Energy and Oil
President: Orlando Camacho
First Vice President: Sony Mayerling Guerrero
Second Vice President: Bernabé Gutiérrez
Families, Freedom of Religion and Worship
President: Jorge Arreaza
First Vice President: María Barrero
Second Vice President: Alfonso Campos
Popular Power and Communication
President: Tania Díaz
First Vice President: Gustavo Villapol
Second Vice President: Stalin González
Foreign Policy, Sovereignty, and Integration
President: Timoteo Zambrano
First Vice President: Roy Daza
Second Vice President: Ilenia Medina
Internal Policy
President: Nicolás Maduro Guerra
First Vice President: María Gabriela Sosa
Second Vice President: Carolina García Carreño
Indigenous Peoples
President: Careyla Medina
First Vice President: Noheli Pocaterra
Second Vice President: Francisco Martínez
National Security and Defense
President: Giuseppe Alessandrello
First Vice President: Gloria Durán
Second Vice President: Frank Morales
Parliamentary Friendship Groups
Belarus
President: María Gabriela Vega
Vice President: Jaqueline Farias
Brazil
President: Roy Daza
Vice President: Blanca Ekahout
Qatar
President: Juan Carlos Alemán
Vice President: Fernando Bastida
China
President: Nicolás Maduro Guerra
Vice President: Rodolfo Sanz
Colombia
President: Grecia Colmenares
Vice President: Luis Augusto Romero
Cuba
President: Wilmer Castro Soteldo
Vice President: Juan Carlos Sierra
Spain
President: Desiree Santos Amaral
Vice President: Stalin González
Mexico
President: Tania Díaz
Vice President: Francisco Arias Cárdenas
Nicaragua
President: Pedro Carreño
Vice President: Juan Carlos Alemán
Portugal
President: Orlando Camacho
Vice President: Henri Falcón
Russia
President: Jesús Farias
Vice President: Pedro Infante
Serbia
President: Jaqueline Farias
Vice President: Deisy Pérez
Türkiye
President: Miguel Pérez Abad
Vice President: América Pérez
European Union
President: Jorge Arreaza
Vice President: Ilenia Medina
Vietnam
President: Saúl Ortega
Vice President: Nancy Pérez
