Jose Maria Carreño Blanco (19 March 1792 in Cúa – 18 May 1849 in Caracas) was a Venezuelan politician and military person.

He was vice-president in the government of José María Vargas, and provisional president of Venezuela as interim caretaker in 1837.

[1] Jose Maria Carreño lent his shirt to Simón Bolívar, right after his death.

On 20 January 1837, in agreement with the constitution, concluded the period of Andrés Narvarte, being designated as president of Venezuela.

Jose Maria Carreño, in his position of vice-president of the Government Council, exerted his functions with the collaboration of Felipe Fermín Paul, the Minister of the Interior, José Felix Blanco in the War and Navy Ministry, and Manuel Maria Echeandía in Outer Relations.