Ana Ligia Mixco Sol de Saca

Ana Ligia Mixco Sol de Saca

Ana Ligia Mixco Sol de Saca in 2008
First Lady of El Salvador
In office
June 1, 2004  June 1, 2009
President Antonio Saca
Preceded by Lourdes Rodríguez de Flores
Succeeded by Vanda Pignato
Personal details
Born (1961-12-01) December 1, 1961
Santa Tecla, El Salvador
Spouse(s) Antonio Saca (m. 1989)
Children Three

Ana Ligia Mixco Sol de Saca (born December 1, 1961) is a Salvadoran businesswoman who served as the First Lady of El Salvador from 2004 to 2009. She is the wife of former President Antonio Saca.[1]

Mixco, the daughter of Ana María Sol de Mixco and José Mauricio Mixco Orellana, was born on December 1, 1961, in Santa Tecla, La Libertad Department, El Salvador.[1] She attended Colegio Fátima for elementary school before studying at Centro Berkely.[1] In 1982, she represented La Libertad Department as a contestant in the Miss El Salvador pageant.[1]

She first met Antonio Saca on January 11, 1988.[1] The couple married Antonio Saca on August 11, 1989, and had thee children, Gerardo Antonio, Jose Alejandro and Christian Eduardo.[1] In 1993, she and her husband co-founded SAMIX Group, a media company, with Mixco serving as SAMIX's vice president.[1]

In 2006, First Lady Ana Ligia Mixco de Saca served as the honorary chairperson of the organizing committee for Special Olympics' Latin American Games, which took place in San Salvador from March 28 to April 2, 2006. This marked the first time that the Special Olympics had held in Latin America.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Couto, Florencia (2004-07-01). "Una dama de primera". El Diario de Hoy. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
  2. "Special Olympics Milestones" (PDF). Special Olympics. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Lourdes Rodríguez de Flores
First Lady of El Salvador
2004–2009
Succeeded by
Vanda Pignato
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