First_Lady_of_Argentina

First ladies and gentlemen of Argentina

First ladies and gentlemen of Argentina

Honorary title

First Lady or First Gentleman of Argentina (Spanish: Primera dama o Primer caballero de Argentina), also known as First Lady or First Gentleman of the Argentine Nation (Spanish: Primera dama o Primer caballero de la Nación Argentina), is the unofficial and protocol title of the hostess or host of the Quinta de Olivos, and on special occasions of the Casa Rosada, usually the spouse of the sitting president of Argentina.[citation needed]

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Role

The first lady or first gentleman is not an elected position, carries no official duties and brings no salary. Nonetheless, he or she participates in humanitarian and charitable work. Furthermore, many have taken an active role in campaigning for the president with whom they are associated.

Some facts about the first ladies and gentlemen of Argentina:

  • Juana del Pino y Vera Mujica, whom born in Uruguay and Regina Pacini, whom born in Portugal are the only two First Ladies of Argentina who were born in a foreign country.
  • Eva Perón (1919–1952), First Lady from 1946 until her death, was the most important and influential First Lady, known for her work in many charitable and feminist causes. Before her death, the Argentine Congress named her the "Spiritual Leader of the Nation".
  • Isabel Perón was the first First Lady to become the President of Argentina in 1974 after the death of her husband, Juan Domingo Perón.
  • Zulema Yoma, is the first First Lady of Argentina in the history of her country of Arab descent.
  • Zulema María Eva Menem, nicknamed Zulemita, was the first and only presidential daughter, officially known to act as a first lady.
  • Cristina Fernández, former First Lady from 2003 to 2007 was the first woman democratically elected President of Argentina.
  • Néstor Kirchner (1950–2010), former Argentine president, was the only First Gentleman of Argentina.

List

This list included all persons who served as first ladies or first gentlemen, regardless of whether they were married to the incumbent president or not, as well as persons who are considered to have acted as first lady by the official Casa Rosada website.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Norma Beatriz López Rega Maseda". Genealogía Familiar. Archived from the original on 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
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    "Legal divorcio de Menem". El Tiempo. 27 April 1995. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Javier Milei decidió que Fátima Flórez no será Primera Dama". Caras (in Spanish). 2023-12-18. Retrieved 2024-04-24. [Javier Milei decided that Fátima Flórez won't be First Lady]
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    Ms. Henry never married de la Plaza, whose first wife, Estefanía Éclida Belvis Castellanos, died in 1875. She was, however, the mother of his only child, born in 1885.
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    Lastiri was technically still married to Amelia Concepción Martino Posterivo (January 25, 1920 - August 13, 2009). They married on August 5, 1943, and were separated no later than 1972.[1]
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    They were separated in 1990, and divorced in 1995.
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    They were separated in 2003, and divorced no later than 2006.
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    Their marriage ended when he died during her first term. The post was vacant during her second term
  6. [N 6]
    Yáñez and Fernández are not married; they have been a couple since 2014.
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