Elías Jaua

Elías José Jaua Milano (born 16 December 1969) is a Venezuelan politician and former university professor who served as the vice president of Venezuela from January 2010 to October 2012. He also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from January 2013 until September 2014 and as Minister of Education from January 2017 to December 2018.

Career Jaua obtained a Sociology degree from the Central University of Venezuela.

Sanctions

Jaua has been sanctioned by several countries.

On 26 July 2017, Jaua was sanctioned by the United States Department of Treasury due to his involvement with the 2017 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election, being the Head of Venezuela's Presidential Commission for the Constituent Assembly. Canada sanctioned 40 Venezuelan officials, including Jaua, in September 2017. Canadians were banned from transactions with the 40 individuals, whose Canadian assets were frozen. On 29 March 2018, Jaua was sanctioned by Panama for his alleged involvement with "money laundering, financing of terrorism and financing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction". On 25 June 2018, the European Union sanctioned Jaua, freezing his assets and banning him from entering the EU. On 10 July 2018, Switzerland imposed financial sanctions on Jaua and banned him from entering Switzerland.