Born to an educated family trained presumably by his father as a politician , Chavez is part of a family of self made politicians in the changing scenario of Venezuela .

It does look that some of the positions are jobs manufactured by Chavez himself for them but this post is only to show CHAVEZ THE FAMILY MAN

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A glance at Chavez's family

By The Associated Press – 5 hours ago

FATHER: Hugo de los Reyes Chavez, 75, retired teacher; governor of Barinas, the family's home state, since 1998.

MOTHER: Elena Frias, 73, retired teacher, heads a children's charity in Barinas.

BROTHERS:

_Adan Chavez, 55, ruling party candidate to succeed his father as governor of Barinas.

_Hugo, 54, Venezuela's president.

_Narciso, 53, regional coordinator of joint Cuba-Venezuela programs including health services.

_Anibal, 51, mayor of the president's hometown of Sabaneta, up for re-election.

_Argenis, 50, has been Barinas secretary of state under his father.

_Adelis, 43, economist, vice president of Banco Sofitasa. Appointed by the governor to help lead organizing committees for sports events.