Darío Vivas

Darío Vivas
Vivas in 2013
Head of Government of the Capital District of Venezuela
In office 29 January 2020 – 13 August 2020
Appointed by	Nicolás Maduro
Preceded by	Carolina Cestari
Succeeded by	Jacqueline Faría
President of the Fundación Audiovisual Nacional de Televisión ANTV
In office 15 January 2016 – 13 August 2020
Member of the National Assembly for Vargas state
In office 15 January 2016 – 29 January 2020
Member of the National Assembly for the Capital District
In office 5 January 2006 – 5 January 2011
First Vice President of the National Assembly of Venezuela
In office 5 January 2013 – 5 January 2015
Preceded by	Aristóbulo Istúriz
Succeeded by	Elvis Amoroso
First Vice President of the National Assembly of Venezuela
In office 5 January 2010 – 5 January 2011
Preceded by	Saúl Ortega
Succeeded by	Aristóbulo Istúriz
Personal details
Born	Darío Ramón Vivas Velasco (1950-01-12)January 12, 1950 San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela
Died	August 13, 2020(2020-08-13) (aged 70) Caracas, Venezuela
Cause of death	COVID-19
Political party	United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV)
Alma mater	Universidad Católica Santa Rosa

Darío Ramón Vivas Velasco (12 June 1950 – 13 August 2020) 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.

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

Death

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela, Vivas announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 on 19 July 2020. He died from the virus on 13 August 2020, at the age of 70.

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

Panama

On 29 March 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."

Canada

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