Blanca Rosa Eekhout Gómez (born 6 January 1968) is a Venezuelan politician who has been Minister for Women and Gender Equality since 2016.

She was Minister of Communication and Information between 2009 and 2010, and held the position as Second Vice President of the National Assembly during the 2011-2015 legislative period.

Eekhout attended José Antonio Páez High School in her hometown of Acarigua, and graduated from the Central University of Venezuela with a Bachelor of Arts specialized in cinema.

[2] She entered the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), becoming close to president Hugo Chávez.

[5] She is the national coordinator of the Great Patriotic Pole and sectorial vice president of Alliances and Social Movements of the PSUV.