11 Facts About Tibisay Lucena

Tibisay Lucena Ramirez was a Venezuelan politician, president of the National Electoral Council between 2006 and 2020, one of the five branches of government of Venezuela.

Since 2017, Lucena was sanctioned by several countries for her role in undermining democracy and human rights in the country.

Tibisay Lucena Ramirez was born in Barquisimeto on April 26,1959.

Tibisay Lucena studied cello and performed with Venezuela's National Youth Orchestra and Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra.

Tibisay Lucena's position was slated to expire on 30 April 2013; however, she did not leave the post until October 2014 when the National Assembly swore in the Nominating Committee to appoint her replacement and that of two of her other colleagues, because the parliament could not reach an agreement with the majority required by law, so it proceeded to an appointment authorized by the Supreme Tribunal of Justice.

On 23 May 2017, Tibisay Lucena officially approved President Nicolas Maduro's proposal for a Constituent Assembly shortly after Supreme Tribunal justices began to speak out against the proposal, announcing that the internal elections would be held in late-July on an unspecified date, paving a way to replace Hugo Chavez's 1999 constitution.

Tibisay Lucena was considered to be pro-PSUV by the opposition, despite that the position she held must be exercised with neutrality.

Tibisay Lucena was sanctioned by several countries and was banned from entering neighboring Colombia.

On 20 April 2018, the Mexican Senate froze the assets of officials of the Maduro administration, including Tibisay Lucena, and prohibited them from entering Mexico.

Tibisay Lucena had surgery performed in 2011 on suspicion of ovarian damage, and was known to have a malignant tumor in her pelvic region for at least the last 10 years of her life.

Tibisay Lucena died on 12 April 2023, at the age of 63.