José Manuel Olivares

José Manuel Olivares is a Venezuelan politician and oncologist. In 2015, he was elected deputy of the National Assembly from Vargas. He is the president of the National Assembly's Health Subcommission, where he has spearheaded the National Health Crisis Provision Law and directed humanitarian aid to counteract the effects of the medicine shortage in Venezuela. He is also the president of the Permanent Commission on Integral Family Development. Olivares has been a major figure in the opposition movement against the government of Nicolás Maduro. In June 2018, Olivares and his family fled to Colombia, where he has helped direct the shipment of humanitarian aid to Venezuela.

José Manuel Olivares
Deputy of the National Assembly for Vargas
Assumed office
5 January 2016
Personal details
Born (1985-08-19) August 19, 1985
Maiquetía, Vargas, Venezuela
Political partyA New Era (previously)
Justice First
EducationCentral University of Venezuela
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