Cilia Flores is a Venezuelan lawyer and politician. She graduated with a law degree from the Universidad Santa María, specializing in criminal and labor law. Her political career began as the lead attorney for Hugo Chávez's defense team, helping secure his release from prison in 1994. She was also part of the Tactical Command for the Revolution, an organization involved in Hugo Chávez's political machine.
Flores was elected as a deputy in the National Assembly in 2000.