María Clemencia Rodríguez Múnera

María Clemencia "Tutina" Rodríguez Múnera (born 13 November 1955[1]) is the wife of the 32nd President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, and served as First Lady of Colombia until August 2018.

The Most Excellent

María Clemencia Rodríguez Múnera
María Clemencia Rodríguez Múnera in January 2014
First Lady of Colombia
In role
7 August 2010 (2010-08-07) – 7 August 2018 (2018-08-07)
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos
Preceded byLina María Moreno Mejía
Succeeded byMaría Juliana Ruiz
Personal details
Born (1955-11-13) 13 November 1955
Bogotá, Colombia
NationalityColombian
Political partyParty of the U (2005-present)
Spouse(s)
Children
  • Martín Santos Rodríguez
  • María Antonia Santos Rodríguez
  • Esteban Santos Rodríguez
ResidencePalace of Nariño (official)
ProfessionGraphic Designer
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Múnera.

She is also known for being one of the most influent Fashion icons in Colombia.[2]

Personal life

María Clemencia was born on 13 November 1955 in Bucaramanga, Santander[1] to Jorge Rodríguez Rodríguez and his wife Cecilia Múnera Cambas. She is the sixth of eight children.[3]

On 11 December 1982 she married Christian Toro Ibler, a respected and well known Colombian publicist, in a Roman Catholic ceremony that took place at the Church of Our Lady of the Waters in Bogotá officiated by Fr Jesús Adán Londoño Rodas and attended by, among others, the then-President Belisario Betancur Cuartas and First Lady Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepes who were not only the guests of honour, but also the godparents of the couple for the ceremony.[4][5] The marriage however, did not last long and the couple divorced shortly after.

In 1987 she married Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, then Deputy Director of El Tiempo, this time in a civil ceremony.[6]

Honours

Foreign honours

Dynastic honours

See also

References
  1. Arias, Andrés (2012-02-07). "María Clemencia Rodríguez de Santos: 'Quisiera tener una varita mágica para solucionar los problemas de la gente'" [María Clemencia Rodríguez de Santos: 'I wish I had a magic wand to solve people's problems']. Credencial (in Spanish). Bogotá (311). ISSN 0121-7526. OCLC 39237275. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  2. http://diariodelcauca.com.co/noticias/vida-moderna/personajes/usuarios-califican-tutina-como-icono-de-la-moda-que-marco-446210
  3. Vengoechea, Alejandra de (2010-07-04). "Un Susurro Para Santos" [A Whisper For Santos]. ABC (in Spanish). Bogotá. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  4. "Bogotá Social". El Tiempo (in Spanish): 103 (3D). 1982-12-11. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  5. "Bogotá Social". El Tiempo (in Spanish): 55 (4B). 1982-12-14. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  6. "Una vida en fotos" [A Life on Photos]. Semana (in Spanish). 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  7. http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2015/02/28/pdfs/BOE-A-2015-2135.pdf
  8. http://www.constantinian.org.uk/colombias-president-santos-honoured-for-peace-building/


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