Marta Larraechea

Marta Larraechea
First Lady of Chile
In office
March 11 1994 – March 11 2000
President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
Preceded by Leonor Oyarzún
Succeeded by Luisa Durán
Personal details
Born (1944-03-14) March 14, 1944
Constitución, Chile
Political party Christian Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
Children Verónica, Cecilia, Magdalena and Catalina
Religion Roman Catholicism

Marta Larraechea Bolívar (born March 14, 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.

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 Rodham 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. ↑ (Spanish) http://democratascristianosantofagasta.blogspot.com/2009/05/el-peso-de-martita-en-la-campana-de.html
  2. ↑ (Spanish) Votación Candidatos por comuna de Santiago, municipales 2000

External links

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