Cilia Flores
Cilia Gavidia Flores de Maduro (born 15 October 1956) is a Venezuelan lawyer and politician. She is married to the President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro. In 2013, she became the First Lady. In 2015, she became a deputy in the National Assembly of Venezuela. She was president from 2006 to 2011, for her home state of Cojedes.[1]
First Combatant Cilia Flores | |||
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 Flores in 2023 | |||
| First Lady of Venezuela | |||
| In role 5 March 2013 – 5 January 2026 | |||
| President | Nicolás Maduro | ||
| Preceded by | Marisabel Rodríguez de Chávez | ||
| 4th President of the National Assembly | |||
| In office 15 August 2006 – 5 January 2011 | |||
| President | Hugo Chávez | ||
| Preceded by | Nicolás Maduro | ||
| Succeeded by | Fernando Soto Rojas | ||
| Attorney General of Venezuela | |||
| In office 25 January 2012 – 11 March 2013 | |||
| President | Hugo Chávez Nicolás Maduro | ||
| Preceded by | Carlos Escarrá | ||
| Succeeded by | Manuel Enrique Galindo | ||
| Member of the National Assembly | |||
| In office 5 January 2016 – 2 June 2017 | |||
| Constituency | Cojedes | ||
| In office 30 July 2000 – 2 February 2012 | |||
| Constituency | Capital District | ||
| Member of the National Constituent Assembly | |||
| In office 4 August 2017 – 3 January 2026 | |||
| Personal details | |||
| Born | Cilia Adela Flores 15 October 1956 (aged 69) Tinaquillo, Venezuela | ||
| Political party | PSUV | ||
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| Children | 3 | ||
| Profession | Lawyer | ||
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On 3 January 2026, during the United States strikes in Venezuela, U.S. president Donald Trump said that Flores and Maduro had been captured by the United States. Venezuelan vice president Delcy Rodríguez confirmed that both are missing.[2] They were taken to New York where they both face narco-terrorism charges.[3][4]
Cilia Flores Media
Flores with President Hugo Chávez in 2009
Efraín Antonio Campo Flores and Francisco Flores de Freitas after their arrest by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration on 10 November 2015
Maduro and Flores with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasília, Brazil, 29 May 2023
Maduro and Flores in Moscow, Russia on 8 May 2025
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References
- ↑ Cilia Flores Maduro BioDaily Entertainment News. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Live Updates: U.S. Captures Venezuelan Leader, Trump Says". The New York Times. 3 January 2026. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/03/world/trump-united-states-strikes-venezuela. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ↑ Bergengruen, Vera (3 January 2026). "Maduro Faces Federal Drug-Trafficking Charges in U.S.". The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/venezuela-strikes/card/maduro-faces-federal-drug-trafficking-charges-in-u-s--hqFy8dcmWFBCuxLJNORl. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ↑ Indictment. Justice.gov (3 January 2026). Retrieved 3 January 2026.