President Chávez sworn in the new Minister of Women

ABN 25/04/2008
Caracas, Distrito Capital

Caracas, April 25 ABN.- The president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, sworn in Thursday the new minister of Women Affairs, María León, who was the President of the National Institute of Women (Inamujer).

The ceremony took place in the Alba Caracas Hotel. Several female representatives and employees of the Venezuelan State, among them the president of the National Assembly, Cilia Flores, the General Attorney, Luisa Ortega Díaz, the president of the Justice Supreme Court, Luisa Estela Morales, among others.

María León was sworn in after her appointment published in the Official Gazzete number 38.889, dated on March 10, 2008, through the decree number 5.919.

The appointment of the new minister was proposed by all the women movement of Venezuela, along with the Patriotic Pole , union of all the political parties that support president Chávez.

León,60, has a lot of experience in the Venezuelan politics; she was member of the Communist Party since 1958 since her sworn in as principal member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), in 2008.

The new minister has been a fighter of the women' rights. She has been co-founder of several women organizations, among them the Women National Union.