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CARACAS, June 14-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday announced "a partial and profound renewal" of his cabinet, including naming prominent politician Delcy Rodriguez to be his vice president. "I have designated as executive vice president a young woman, brave, fierce, daughter of a martyr, revolutionary and tested in a thousand battles, our sister Delcy Eloina Rodriguez," Maduro said via Twitter. Rodriguez, who formerly served as foreign affairs minister, was serving as president of the powerful National Constituent Assembly (ANC), an elected body tasked with drafting a new Constitution. The appointment makes her the second woman to fulfill the role of vice president since the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) came to power under Hugo Chavez. The first was Adina Bastidas. Rodriguez replaces current vice president Tareck El Aissami, who will take over the new Ministry of Industry and National Production. "I have also created a powerful Ministry of Industry and National Production to trigger and recover Venezuela's productive power," said Maduro. El Aissami will also serve as vice president of the economy. Out of a total of 12 new cabinet appointments, seven have gone to women. Maduro said the cabinet changes respond to his reelection win in May, which calls for "a new beginning." He also thanked his top aides, saying "together we achieved peace, together we will conquer the future." | 
