Asdrúbal José Chávez (born May 18, 1954) is a Venezuelan and politician In April 2020, was appointed by Nicolás Maduro to run the troubled state-run oil company Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.
(PDVSA).
[1] He is the former president of Citgo, a subsidiary of Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA.
[2] He has served as deputy to the National Assembly of Venezuela and Minister of Petroleum and Mining.
He is the cousin of the late president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez.