First Lady of Mexico
First Lady of Mexico | |
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Residence | Los Pinos, Mexico City, Mexico |
Term length | 6 years |
Inaugural holder | Virginia Salinas de Carranza |
Formation | 1917 |
Website | Gob.MX |
First Lady of Mexico (Spanish: Primera Dama de Mexico, Primera Dama de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is the unofficial title of the wife of the President of Mexico. The post is highly ceremonial and in fact once caused severe controversy when it was thought that the First Lady took too much involvement in their husband's post. Angélica Rivera is the wife of current president Enrique Peña Nieto.
María Flores de Lascuráin, spouse of President Pedro Lascuráin, was Mexico and the world's briefest ever First Lady, since her husband served as president for less than an hour.
Role of the First Lady
The first lady is not an elected position, carries no official duties and brings no salary. Nonetheless, she attends many official ceremonies and functions of state either along with or in place of the president. There is a strict taboo against the First Lady holding outside employment while occupying the office. Usually the First Lady takes an important (ceremonial) post as head of the Desarrollo Integral de la Familia (DIF) ("Integral Family Development"). However, this did not occur during the Fox administration when First Lady Marta Sahagún founded the national philanthropic organization Vamos México.
Two First Ladies have been active politicians: Martha Sahagún, who married Vicente Fox during his tenure (2002–2006), had been a party activist and candidate for Presidenta Municipal of Celaya on the PAN party ticket, and was briefly considered a contender for PAN's nomination to run for either the Jefe de Gobernación (Governor of the Federal District) or President in the 2006 election. Margarita Zavala, wife of Felipe Calderón, was a deputy from 2003 to 2006.
First Ladies of Mexico
Portrait | Name | President | Period |
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María Antonieta Bretón de Victoria | Guadalupe Victoria | 1824–1829 | |
María Guadalupe Hernández de Guerrero | Vicente Guerrero | 1829 | |
María de Jesús Carranco de Bocanegra | José María Bocanegra | 1829 | |
?? | Anastasio Bustamante | 1830–1832, 1837–1839, 1839–1841 | |
Joaquina Bezares de Muzquiz | Melchor Múzquiz | 1832 | |
María Juliana Azcárate de Gómez Pedraza | Manuel Gómez Pedraza | 1832–1833 | |
Isabel López de Gómez Farias | Valentín Gómez Farías | 1833–1834, 1846–1847 | |
Inés García de López de Santa Anna | Antonio López de Santa Anna | 1833–1844 | |
Manuela de Trebuesto y Casasola de Barragán | Miguel Barragán | 1835–1836 | |
Juana Fernanda Ulloa de Corro | José Justo Corro | 1836–1837 | |
María Antonieta Guevara y Muñiz de Bravo | Nicolas Bravo | 1839, 1843, 1846 | |
Refugio Almanza de Echeveria | Francisco Javier Echeverría | 1841 | |
Josefa Dávila de Canalizo | Valentín Canalizo | 1844 | |
Dolores Alzugaray de Herrera | José Joaquín de Herrera | 1844–1845, 1848–1851 | |
Josefa Cortés de Paredes y Arrillaga | Mariano Paredes y Arrillaga | 1846 | |
Josefa Cardeña de Salas | Mariano Salas | 1846, 1859 | |
Antonieta Guevara de Anaya | Pedro Ma. Anaya | 1847, 1848 | |
?? | Manuel de la Peña y Peña | 1847, 1848 | |
Guadalupe Martell de Arista | Mariano Arista | 1851–1853 | |
Ángeles Madrid de Bautista Ceballos | Juan Bautista Ceballos | 1853 | |
Refugio Alegría de Lombardini | Manuel María Lombardini | 1853 | |
Dolores Tosta de López de Santa Anna | Antonio López de Santa Anna | 1853–1855 | |
Ángeles Lardizábal de Carrera | Martín Carrera | 1855 | |
Pilar Valera de Díaz de la Vega | Rómulo Díaz de la Vega | 1855 | |
Faustina Benítez de Álvarez | Juan N. Álvarez | 1855 | |
María Baamonde de Comonfort | Ignacio Comonfort | 1855–1858 | |
Margarita Maza de Júarez | Benito Juárez | 1858–1871 | |
María de la Gracia Palafox de Zuloaga | Félix Ma. Zuloaga | 1858 | |
Josefa Cardeña de Robles Pezuela | Manuel Robles Pezuela | 1858–1859 | |
Concepción Lombardo de Miramón | Miguel Miramón | 1859–1860 | |
Felipa González de Pavón | José Ignacio Pavón | 1860 | |
María Dolores Quesada de Almonte | Juan N. Almonte | 1863 | |
He was single | Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada | 1872–1876 | |
Juana Calderón de Iglesias | José María Iglesias | 1876 | |
Trinidad González de Méndez | Juan N. Méndez | 1876–1877 | |
Delfina Ortega de Díaz | Porfirio Díaz | 1877–1880 | |
Laura Mantecón de González Flores | Manuel González | 1880–1884 | |
Carmen Romero de Díaz | Porfirio Díaz | 1884–1911 | |
Refugio Borneque de León de la Barra | Francisco León de la Barra | 1911 | |
Sara Pérez de Madero | Francisco I. Madero | 1911–1913 | |
María Enriqueta Flores Manzanera de Lascuráin Paredes | Pedro Lascuráin Paredes | 1913 | |
Emilia Águila de Huerta | Victoriano Huerta | 1913–1914 | |
Ana María Gutiérrez de Carbajal | Francisco S. Carvajal | 1914 | |
Petra Treviño de Gutiérrez Ortiz | Eulalio Gutiérrez | 1914–1915 | |
María Concepción Luisa Garay de González Garza | Roque González Garza | 1915 | |
?? de Lagos Cházaro | Francisco Lagos Cházaro | 1915 |
Post-Revolutionary era.
Living First Ladies
As of September 2000, there are five living former First Ladies, as identified below.
- Cecilia Ocelli de Salinas de Gortari
served 1988–1994
born 1949 (age 69)
wife of Carlos Salinas de Gortari
The most recent First Lady to die was Carmen Romano (served 1976–1982), on 9 May 2000, at the age of 74.
See also
References
Notes
- ↑ President Obregón was assassinated just after being reelected and declared President Elect, thus he was never sworn in, and therefore she did not assume the role.
- ↑ The post was vacant from December 1, 2000 to July 1, 2001 (since Vicente Fox was unmarried upon assumption of the presidency), until July 2, 2001 when he wed Marta Sahagún, who would then assume the role.
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