MILITARY & SECURITY Profile updated May 2026

Néstor Reverol

Minister of Electric Energy of Venezuela

Nationality: Venezuelan Affiliations: FANB Cohorts: Military & security, Executive & cabinet

At a glance

Néstor Reverol is a retired Bolivarian National Guard general who serves as Minister of Electric Energy and previously held the Interior Ministry — one of the most-watched figures in the senior military-civilian apparatus.

Who is Néstor Reverol?

Néstor Luis Reverol Torres is a retired GNB major general who served as Minister of Interior, Justice, and Peace (2016–2020) before being appointed Minister of Electric Energy. He is under U.S. federal indictment for narcotics-trafficking charges issued in 2015, and has been on the OFAC SDN list since 2017.

Reverol's electricity portfolio is consequential: Venezuela's national grid has suffered repeated multi-day blackouts since 2019, with direct impact on industrial operations, oil-sector uptime, and any foreign-investor scenario premised on local production capacity.

Also known as: Néstor Luis Reverol Torres.

Network & connections

The following figures are part of Néstor Reverol's direct political, cabinet, or institutional network — useful for compliance teams mapping the wider Venezuelan power structure:

Frequently asked questions

Who is Néstor Reverol?
Néstor Reverol is a retired Bolivarian National Guard general and the Venezuelan Minister of Electric Energy. He previously served as Minister of Interior, Justice, and Peace (2016–2020). He is under U.S. federal indictment on narcotics charges and has been on the OFAC SDN list since 2017.

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FANB high command, GNB, DGCIM, SEBIN, and the armed-forces leadership.