Darío Vivas

Darío Ramón Vivas Velasco (June 12, 1950 – August 13, 2020)[1] was a Venezuelan politician, member of the 2017 National Constituent Assembly and the Governor of the Capital District. Vivas formerly served as National Assembly deputy representing the Capital District for two consecutive periods. He also served as its first vice president twice (2010–2011) and (2013–2015) and as vice president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference in 2015.[2]

Darío Vivas
Vivas in 2013
Head of Government of the Capital District of Venezuela
In office
January 29, 2020 – August 13, 2020
Appointed byNicolás Maduro
Preceded byCarolina Cestari
Succeeded byJacqueline Faría
Member of the 2017 Constituent National Assembly
In office
August 4, 2017 – August 13, 2020
President of the Fundación Audiovisual Nacional de Televisión ANTV
In office
January 15, 2016 – August 13, 2020
Member of the National Assembly for Vargas state
In office
January 15, 2016 – January 29, 2020
Member of the National Assembly for the Capital District
In office
January 5, 2006 – January 5, 2011
First Vice President of the National Assembly of Venezuela
In office
January 5, 2013 – January 5, 2015
Preceded byAristóbulo Istúriz
Succeeded byElvis Amoroso
First Vice President of the National Assembly of Venezuela
In office
January 5, 2010 – January 5, 2011
Preceded bySaúl Ortega
Succeeded byAristóbulo Istúriz
Personal details
Born
Darío Ramón Vivas Velasco

(1950-01-12)January 12, 1950
San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela
DiedAugust 13, 2020(2020-08-13) (aged 70)
Caracas, Venezuela
Cause of deathCOVID-19
Political partyUnited Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV)
Alma materUniversidad Católica Santa Rosa

Political career

He was Director of Tours and Events for the Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) until 2006, when the party was renamed to the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), where Vivas held the same position of Director of tours and events.

He was a deputy to the National Assembly of Venezuela for two consecutive periods from 2010 to mid-2017, separating from his position to run for the next election. On July 30, 2017, he was elected as a member of the National Constituent Assembly.

During the pandemic in Venezuela, Vivas announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 on July 19, 2020.[3] On August 13, 2020, he died of COVID-19 at the age of 70.[4]

Laws

The laws promoted by Darío Vivas as Deputy to the National Assembly have included:

  • Reform of the Electoral Processes (2009)
  • Community Council Law Reform (2009)
  • Creation of the Two Level Municipal Regime of the Metropolitan Area (2009)
  • Special Law of the Capital District Regime (2009)
  • Capital District Budget Law (2009)
  • Law on Protection of Mortgage Debtors (2007)

Sanctions
Main article: International sanctions during the Venezuelan crisis

United States

On August 9, 2017, the United States Department of the Treasury placed sanctions on Vivas for his position in the 2017 Constituent Assembly of Venezuela.[5]

Panama

On March 29, 2018, Vivas was sanctioned by the Panamanian government for his alleged involvement with "money laundering, financing of terrorism and financing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction."[6]

Canada

Responding to the May 2018 presidential election, Canada sanctioned 14 Venezuelans, including Vivas,[7] stating that the "economic, political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela has continued to worsen as it moves ever closer to full dictatorship".[8] The government said the 2018 presidential election was "illegitimate and anti-democratic,"[7] and sanctioned Vivas, along with 13 other members of the Constituent Assembly and Supreme Court.[9]

References
  1. "Falleció Darío Vivas, víctima del covid-19" (in Spanish). August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. http://minci.gob.ve/2014/10/dario-vivas-fue-designado-vicepresidente-de-la-union-interparlamentaria/
  3. "Jefe de gobierno de Caracas, también con coronavirus". Deutsche Welle. July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. "Governor of Venezuela's capital district, key Maduro ally, dies of COVID-19". Reuters. August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  5. "Treasury Sanctions Eight Individuals Involved in Venezuela's Illegitimate Constituent Assembly". United States Department of the Treasury. August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  6. "Estos son los 55 "rojitos" que Panamá puso en la mira por fondos dudosos | El Cooperante". El Cooperante (in Spanish). March 2, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  7. "Canada to impose sanctions on more Venezuelan officials". VOA News. Reuters. May 30, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  8. "Regulations amending the Special Economic Measures (Venezuela) Regulations: SOR/2018-114". Canada Gazette, Part II. 152 (12). May 30, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  9. Trillo, Manuel (May 30, 2018). "Canadá impone sanciones a la mujer de Maduro y otros trece cargos del régimen de Venezuela" [Canada imposes sanctions on Maduro's wife and thirteen other charges of the Venezuelan regime]. ABC International (in Spanish). Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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