Venezuela's new president Delcy Eloina Rodríguez Gómez has a long political memory that stretches back to her Marxist father, who died in detention during a democratic government before a leftist movement rose in its wake.

Now, President Donald Trump is watching her every move.

The 56-year-old, newly sworn-in president assumed Venezuela's most powerful office after U.S. forces captured President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3.

Here's what to know about her political rise.

Rodríguez, who served as vice president, continues to insist Maduro remains Venezuela's legitimate leader.