Marta Larraechea

Marta Larraechea Bolívar (born August 30, 1944 in Constitución, Talca Province) is a social orientator, politician and wife of Chilean President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle. She was a council member of the Santiago municipality (2000–2004) and First Lady of Chile (1994–2000). She is of Basque descent.[1] She is the daughter of Vasco de Larraechea Herrera and Victoria Bolívar Le Fort.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Larraechea and the second or maternal family name is Bolívar.
Marta Larraechea Bolívar
First Lady of Chile
In role
March 11, 1994 – March 11, 2000
PresidentEduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
Preceded byLeonor Oyarzún
Succeeded byLuisa Durán
Personal details
Born (1944-08-30) August 30, 1944
Constitución, Chile
Political partyChristian Democratic Party
Spouse(s)
​
​
(m. 1967)​
Children
  • Verónica
  • Cecilia
  • Magdalena
  • Catalina
Parents
  • Vasco de Larraechea Herrera
  • Victoria Bolívar Le Fort
AwardsGrand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru
Order of Isabella the Catholic Dame Sash (Grand Cross)

She studied as a child at "Inmaculada Concepción" school in Concepción, Secretaryship and Social Orientation at Instituto Carlos Casanueva. She and Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle were married on November 30, 1967 and they have four children, Verónica, Cecilia, Magdalena and Catalina. She identifies as a Roman Catholic and close friend of Hillary Clinton and Carlos Menem.

Electoral Resume

Municipal Elections 2000

Municipal Elections 2000 for Santiago mayoralty [2]

Candidate Party Votes % Results
Joaquín Lavín Infante UDI 73.088 60,99 Mayor
Marta Larraechea Bolívar PDC 34.993 29,20 Council
Marisol Prado Villegas ILB 2.207 1,84
Tomás Hirsch Goldschmidt PH 2.067 1,72

See also

References
  1. (in Spanish) http://democratascristianosantofagasta.blogspot.com/2009/05/el-peso-de-martita-en-la-campana-de.html
  2. "Archived copy" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2009-02-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Votación Candidatos por comuna de Santiago, municipales 2000

Media related to Marta Larraechea at Wikimedia Commons

Honorary titles
Preceded by
Leonor Oyarzún		 First Lady of Chile
1994–2000		 Succeeded by
Luisa Durán
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.