Josefina Villalobos

Josefina Isabel Villalobos Páramo (born August 5, 1924) is an American-born Colombian-Ecuadorian public servant. She was the First Lady of Ecuador serving from August 10, 1992 through August 10, 1996 when her husband, Sixto Durán Ballén, served as President of Ecuador.[1]

Josefina Villalobos
First Lady of Ecuador
In role August 10, 1992 – August 10, 1996
Preceded by	Carmen Calisto
Succeeded by	María Rosa Pulley Vergara
Personal details
Born	Josefina Isabel Villalobos Páramo August 5, 1924 New York City, New York, United States
Nationality	American Colombian Ecuadorian
Spouse(s)	Sixto Durán Ballén ​ ​ (m. 1945; died 2016)​
Children	8

Early life

Villalobos was born in New York City to Colombian parents.[2] In 1945, she married Sixto Durán Ballén.[3]

First Lady (1992–96)

As the first lady of the nation, Villalobos was known in the media and by the Ecuadorian people Finita de Durán-Ballén. When she became first lady, she played a vital role in the creation of the National Institute of the Child and the Family (INNFA).[4] She was known for hosting of Carondelet Palace and accompanying her husband in various trips nationally and internationally. Josefina was the first older lady to assume the role, since she was 68 years old when her husband won the presidency of the Republic in 1992.[5]

Personal life

Ballén and Villalobos had eight children. After Ballén left office, the two retired and lived in Quito, Ecuador. On November 15, 2016, Ballén died at the age of 95.[6]

References

1. "Former Ecuador President Duran-Ballen Dead at 95". Fox News.com. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
2. Suárez Baptista (1969). Historial genealógico de los Febres-Cordero (in Spanish) (first ed.). Ediciones Euroamérica. p. 39.
3. "President Sixto Duran Ballen". CIDOB.org. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
4. "Sixto Durán Ballén cumple 90 años con dos homenajes". Diario El Comercio. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2016. (in Spanish)
5. "La figura de la Primera Dama ha cambiado". Diario El Comercio de Ecuador. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2016. (in Spanish)
6. "El expresidente Sixto Durán Ballén falleció este martes 15 de noviembre". El Comercio.com. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016. (in Spanish)

External links

Media related to Josefina Villalobos Páramo at Wikimedia Commons