Gladys Requena
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Gladys Requena | |
|---|---|
| Member of the 2017 Constituent National Assembly | |
| In office 4 August 2017 – 18 December 2020 | |
| Minister for Women and Gender Equality | |
| In office 28 April 2015 – 1 October 2016 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Andreína Tarazón |
| Succeeded by | Blanca Eekhout |
| Deputy of the National Assembly | |
| In office 5 January 2011 – 28 April 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 November 1952 Puerto Santo, Sucre, Venezuela |
| Political party | United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) |
| Alma mater | Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador Central University of Venezuela |
| Profession | Literature professor |
| Committees | Permanent Commission of Culture and Recreation |
Gladys del Valle Requena (9 November 1952) is a
Career
Requena moved to Vargas with her family looking for a better quality of life. She became a professor of Spanish and literature after graduating from the Instituto Pedagógico de Caracas in 1977. She graduated as a lawyer from the Central University of Venezuela in 1982, specializing in labor law.
She was deputy to the National Assembly for the Vargas State and the president of the parliamentary Permanent Commission of Culture and Recreation. She is also one of the founders of the Regional Institute for Women in Vargas (IREMUJER) and the Women's Network in Vargas in 1997, as well as member of the organizing commission of the Unitary Platform of Revolutionary Women in 2007 and the national commission for the National Women's Front in 2009.
Requena was a delegate in several conferences for the
International Sanctions
On June 29, 2020, she was sanctioned by the EU, effectively freezing her assets in and barring her from traveling to the EU jurisdictions, citing her "persistent actions undermining democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights". The EU specifically cited her role in stripping Juan Guaidó of his parliamentary immunity.[2]
Honors
- June 27 Second Class Order. Education Ministry. 1997.
- Venezuelan Heroines Order. Republic's presidency. 2009.
- Arminio Borjas Single Class Order. Lawyers College Federation. 2009.
References
- ^ "Gladys Requena, la nueva ministra de la Mujer". Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). 28 April 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ a b "COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/2194 of 10 November 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela". Official Journal of the European Union. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.