Gómez Hernández, of Cuban nationality and considered close to both Diosdado Cabello and Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero.
MIAMI.-The Venezuelan president Delcy Rodriguezthrough your X account reported the removal of Leticia Cecilia Gómez Hernández from her position as Minister of Tourism. Daniella Cabello, daughter of the ruling party leader Diosdado Cabello, was appointed in her place, in a decision that once again puts the political and economic connections within the Venezuelan high power under the microscope.
Gómez Hernández, of Cuban nationality and considered close to both Diosdado Cabello and Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero, had occupied a key position in the network of cooperation between the governments of Caracas and Havana, especially in the tourism and commercial sphere.
The official’s departure occurs just days after his public appearance at the opening ceremony of the 2026 judicial year, where Delcy Rodríguez – president in charge of the country – announced the preparation of an Amnesty Law. Until then, Gómez Hernández was seen as an influential figure, although not exclusive, in the bilateral relationship between both regimes.
Leticia Gómez had been appointed Minister of Tourism on August 27, 2024, within the framework of a cabinet restructuring promoted by Nicolás Maduro. At that time, his appointment went relatively unnoticed due to other movements of greater political weight, such as the promotion of Diosdado Cabello to the Ministry of the Interior and the assumption of Delcy Rodríguez as head of the oil area.
Before reaching the top position in Venezuelan tourism, Gómez Hernández served as vice minister of International Tourism. An investigation of Project Inventory and Armando.info He points her out as one of the officials who managed the business of trips by Cuban citizens to the island of Margarita, promoted as a way to acquire scarce goods in Cuba and resell them later.
According to this investigation, the former minister presented these trips as “a business opportunity for both countries” and for years maintained responsibilities in tourist areas, with special influence in the state of Nueva Esparta, a region that includes the islands of Margarita, Coche and Cubagua.
