Auristela Vásquez

Venezuelan politician

Auristela Vásquez

National Assembly alternate deputy
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 January 2016
Constituency	Second circuit of the Capital district

Personal details
Born	20th century Venezuela
Residence(s)	Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Politician

Auristela Vásquez is a Venezuelan politician and alternate deputy of the National Assembly for the Capital District. She is currently in exile in Spain.

Career

Auristela was elected as alternate deputy for the National Assembly for Circuit 2 of the Capital District for the 2016-2021 period in the 2015 parliamentary elections, representing the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD). Subsequently, she was appointed by Juan Guaidó as vice president of the Permanent Commission of Social Development for the period 2022–2023.^[1]^[2]^[3]

On 5 January 2023, she was elected second vice-president of the parliament by the deputies of the IV National Assembly.^[4] On 8 January, the government of Nicolás Maduro issued an arrest warrant against her and congresswomen Marianela Fernández and Dinorah Figuera.^[5]

References

^ "Guaidó designó presidentes y vicepresidentes de comisiones permanentes de la AN para periodo 22-23". El Nacional. 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
^ "Periodo legislativo 2022-2023: ¿Quiénes son los miembros de las comisiones permanentes de la AN?". El Diario. 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
^ "Guaidó designó presidentes y vicepresidentes de comisiones permanentes de la AN para periodo el 2022-2023". Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela. 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
^ P. @morapin, Maru Morales (2023-01-05). "Dinorah Figuera, Marianela Fernández y Auristela Vásquez encabezarán desde el exilio la AN2015 en 2023". Crónica Uno (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-09.
^ "El chavismo ordena detener a la presidenta y a las dos vicepresidentas de la Asamblea". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2023-01-08. Retrieved 2023-01-09.