Cilia Flores
Cilia Flores | |
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Flores in 2025 | |
| First Lady of Venezuela | |
| In role 5 March 2013 – 5 January 2026 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Marisabel Rodríguez de Chávez |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| 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 (acting) |
| Preceded by | Carlos Escarrá |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Enrique Galindo |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 5 January 2021 | |
| Constituency | National List |
| In office 5 January 2016 – 5 January 2021 | |
| Constituency | Cojedes |
| In office 30 July 2000 – 2 February 2012 | |
| Constituency | Capital District |
| Member of the National Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 4 August 2017 – 18 December 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cilia Adela Flores 15 October 1956 Tinaquillo, Cojedes, Venezuela |
| Party | PSUV (since 2007) |
| Other political affiliations | MVR (1997-2006) |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Criminal information | |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center |
Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro (born 15 October 1956) is a Venezuelan lawyer and politician who served as the first lady of Venezuela from 2013 to 2026. She is married to Nicolás Maduro, who served as the president of Venezuela from 2013 until the couple were captured by the United States in 2026 and extracted from the country, resulting in his de facto removal from power. In 2015, she became a deputy in the National Assembly of Venezuela of which she was president from 2006 to 2011 for her home state of Cojedes.
In 2017, the Constituent National Assembly was founded in which she was a member of the Presidential Commission.
On 3 January 2026, during the United States strikes in Venezuela, Flores and Maduro were captured by the United States. The couple made their initial court appearance in a Manhattan federal court on 5 January 2026, with each pleading not guilty to numerous drug trafficking charges.
The couple was previously indicted by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on various drug charges in 2021 for which their extradition was sought.