Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Jorge Elieser Marquez Monsalve

Position

Director General of CONATEL; Minister of the Office of the Presidency; Brigadier General of the National Guard

Nationality

Venezuela

DoB

1971-02-20

Address

Venezuela

Reg. ID

V-8714253

Official reason

Director General of CONATEL, Minister of the Office of the Presidency, and a National Guard Brigadier General. As Director General of CONATEL, Venezuela’s telecommunications regulator, Marquez Monsalve has repeatedly repressed civil society and violated freedom of expression, thereby undermining democracy in Venezuela, by shutting down radio statio...

Other Information

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Date of listing

2020-12-31

Program information

Authority

UK

Program

The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Regime

UK country specific

Target State

Venezuela

Measures

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans

Sanctions Portfolio

• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...

Official Information

The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain financial, trade and immigration sanctions relating to Venezuela continue to operate effectively. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 and the Sanctio...

Additional Details

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/135