Nelson Merentes

Nelson Merentes
President Central Bank of Venezuela
Assumed office
2014
President Nicolas Maduro
President Central Bank of Venezuela
In office
2009–2013
President Hugo Chávez
Preceded by Gastón Parra Luzardo
Finance minister of Venezuela
In office
2004–2007
President Hugo Chávez
Preceded by Tobías Nóbrega
Succeeded by Rodrigo Cabezas
Minister of Science and Technology of Venezuela
In office
2002–2003
President Hugo Chávez
Preceded by Carlos Genatios
Succeeded by Marlene Yadira Córdova
In office
2001–2002
President Hugo Chávez
Preceded by José Rojas Rodríguez
Succeeded by Francisco Usón
Legislator at the National Legislative Committee
In office
2000–2000
Personal details
Born (1954-05-06) 6 May 1954
Naiguatá, Vargas, Venezuela
Nationality Venezuelan
Political party PSUV
Alma mater Central University of Venezuela
Profession Mathematician, politician

Nelson José Merentes Díaz (born 6 May 1954, Naiguatá (Estado Vargas)) is a Venezuelan mathematician, researcher, and politician.

Academic activity

In 1978 Merentes finished his bachelor's degree of Mathematics at Central University of Venezuela and continued his post graduate education taking courses on Economy and Finance, as well as in multifunction techniques for the study of economic problems, completing finally a doctorate in Mathematics with summa cum laude honors, at the Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest (Hungary) (1991).[1]

Merentes developed most of his research and teaching at Central University of Venezuela where he participated as professor, representative and member of various councils and committees.[2]

Public office work

Merentes also worked extensively in public administration. From 2000-2001 he was the Economy and Finance subcommittee's chairman of the National Legislative Committee . He also worked for the Ministry of Finance as deputy minister of Regulation and Control (2000-2001). In 2001 he was appointed as Minister of Finance of Venezuela by President Hugo Chavez. He held that position until the following year, when he was designated as Science and Technology Minister. From that position he was called by President Chavez for the presidency of Social Development Bank (BANDES), a position he left to return to the Ministry of Finance in early 2004. During his second term, took place the creation of the FONDEN, Venezuela's National Development Fund. From April 2009 he became a president of the Central Bank of Venezuela until 2013.

On April 2013 is appointed as Venezuela's Minister of Finance by Nicolás Maduro.[3] In January 2014, he was re-designated as president of the Central Bank of Venezuela.[4]

Published works

As a researcher Merentes has published more than 200 scientific papers, including some in specialized mathematical study journals.[5] His field of study was mainly focused on the study of differential equations and Lipschitz continuity. some of his notable contributions include:

See also

References

  1. "Directorio" (in Spanish). Central Bank of Venezuela. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  2. "Docentes". Postgrado de Matemáticas de la Universidad Central de Venezuela (in Spanish). Central University of Venezuela. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  3. Delgado, Elkis (22 April 2013). "Nuevo gabinete de Maduro ratifica a diecisiete nombres" (in Spanish). El Universal (Venezuela). Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. "Maduro mantendrá el dólar a 6,30 y creará otro sistema cambiario" (in Spanish). El Nacional. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  5. "Nelson Merentes - Google Scholar Citations". Google Scholar. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
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