First Lady of Mexico
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First Lady of Mexico is the unofficial title of the wife of the President of Mexico
.
The post is highly ceremonial and in fact once caused severe controversy when it was thought that the First Lady took too much involvement in their husband's post.
María Flores de Lascuráin, spouse of President Pedro Lascuráin
, was Mexico and the world's briefest ever First Lady
, since her husband served as president
for less than an hour. However, since the title is not official in Mexico
(unlike other Latin American countries), this fact is not actually acknowledged.
(Integral Family Development). However this did not occur during the Fox Administration
when First Lady Marta Sahagún
founded the national philanthropic organization Vamos México.
Two First Ladies have been active politicians: Martha Sahagún who married Vicente Fox
during his tenure (2002–2006) had been a party activist and candidate for Presidenta Municipal of Celaya on the PAN party ticket, and was briefly considered a contender for PAN's nomination to run for either the Jefe de Gobernacíon (Governor of the Federal District) or President in the 2006 election. Margarita Zavala
wife of current president Felipe Calderón
, served one term in Congress
.
President of Mexico
The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
.
The post is highly ceremonial and in fact once caused severe controversy when it was thought that the First Lady took too much involvement in their husband's post.
María Flores de Lascuráin, spouse of President Pedro Lascuráin
Pedro Lascuráin
Pedro José Domingo de la Calzada Manuel María Lascuráin Paredes was both Mexico's and the world's briefest-ever serving president....
, was Mexico and the world's briefest ever First Lady
First Lady
First Lady or First Gentlemanis the unofficial title used in some countries for the spouse of an elected head of state.It is not normally used to refer to the spouse or partner of a prime minister; the husband or wife of the British Prime Minister is usually informally referred to as prime...
, since her husband served as president
President of Mexico
The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
for less than an hour. However, since the title is not official in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
(unlike other Latin American countries), this fact is not actually acknowledged.
Role of the First Lady
The first lady is not an elected position, carries no official duties and brings no salary. Nonetheless she attends many official ceremonies and functions of state either along with or in place of the president. There is a strict taboo against the First Lady holding outside employment while occupying the office. Usually the First Lady takes an important (ceremonial) post as head of the Desarrollo Integral de la FamiliaDesarrollo Integral de la Familia
The National System for Integral Family Development is a Mexican public institution of social assistance that focuses on strengthening and developing the welfare of the Mexican families...
(Integral Family Development). However this did not occur during the Fox Administration
Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican former politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected...
when First Lady Marta Sahagún
Marta Sahagún
Marta Sahagún de Fox became the First Lady of Mexico on July 2, 2001, when she married President Vicente Fox Quesada....
founded the national philanthropic organization Vamos México.
Two First Ladies have been active politicians: Martha Sahagún who married Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican former politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected...
during his tenure (2002–2006) had been a party activist and candidate for Presidenta Municipal of Celaya on the PAN party ticket, and was briefly considered a contender for PAN's nomination to run for either the Jefe de Gobernacíon (Governor of the Federal District) or President in the 2006 election. Margarita Zavala
Margarita Zavala
Margarita Zavala is the wife of Mexican President Felipe Calderón. She was a PAN deputy in 2006 in the LIX Legislature of the Mexican Congress.- Early life and personal life :...
wife of current president Felipe Calderón
Felipe Calderón
Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa is the current President of Mexico. He assumed office on December 1, 2006, and was elected for a single six-year term through 2012...
, served one term in Congress
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Congress of the Union, Mexico's bicameral legislature. The structure and responsibilities of both chambers of Congress are defined in Articles 50 to 70 of the current constitution.-Composition:The Chamber of Deputies is composed of one federal...
.
First Ladies of Mexico
This is a list of the post-Revolutionary era First Ladies of Mexico.| Portrait | Name | President | Period |
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| Virginia Salinas de Carranza | Venustiano Carranza Venustiano Carranza Venustiano Carranza de la Garza, was one of the leaders of the Mexican Revolution. He ultimately became President of Mexico following the overthrow of the dictatorial Huerta regime in the summer of 1914 and during his administration the current constitution of Mexico was drafted... |
1917–1920 | |
| Clara Oriol de de la Huerta | Adolfo de la Huerta Adolfo de la Huerta Felipe Adolfo de la Huerta Marcor was a Mexican politician and interim President of Mexico from June 1 to December 1, 1920.... |
June 1, 1920-November 30, 1920 | |
| María Tapia de Obregón | Álvaro Obregón Álvaro Obregón General Álvaro Obregón Salido was the President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924. He was assassinated in 1928, shortly after winning election to another presidential term.... |
1920-1924 (1928) | |
| Natalia Chacón de Elías | Plutarco Elías Calles Plutarco Elías Calles Plutarco Elías Calles was a Mexican general and politician. He was president of Mexico from 1924 to 1928, but he continued to be the de facto ruler from 1928–1935, a period known as the maximato... |
1924–1928 | |
| Carmen García de Portes | Emilio Portes Gil Emilio Portes Gil Emilio Cándido Portes Gil was President of Mexico from 1928 to 1930.-Biography:Portes Gil was born in Ciudad Victoria, the capital of the state of Tamaulipas in northeast Mexico.... |
1928–1930 | |
| Josefa Ortiz | Pascual Ortiz Rubio Pascual Ortiz Rubio Pascual Ortiz Rubio was a Mexican politician. He was born in Morelia, Michoacán as the son of Pascual Ortiz de Ayala y Huerta and Lenor Rubio Cornelis... |
1930–1932 | |
| Aída Sullivan de Rodríguez | Abelardo L. Rodríguez Abelardo L. Rodríguez Abelardo Rodríguez Luján, commonly known as Abelardo L. Rodríguez was the interim president of Mexico from 1932–1934, completing the term of Pascual Ortiz after his resignation.-Early life:... |
1932–1934 | |
| Amalia Solórzano de Cárdenas Amalia Solórzano Amalia Solórzano de Cárdenas was the First Lady of Mexico from 1934 to 1940. She was the spouse of president Lázaro Cárdenas, the mother of the thrice ex-presidential candidate and former Head of Government of the Federal District, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, and the grandmother of the former Governor of... |
Lázaro Cárdenas Lázaro Cárdenas Lázaro Cárdenas del Río was President of Mexico from 1934 to 1940.-Early life:Lázaro Cárdenas was born on May 21, 1895 in a lower-middle class family in the village of Jiquilpan, Michoacán. He supported his family from age 16 after the death of his father... |
1934–1940 | |
| Soledad Orozco de Ávila | Manuel Ávila Camacho Manuel Ávila Camacho Manuel Ávila Camacho served as the President of Mexico from 1940 to 1946.Manuel Ávila was born in the city of Teziutlán, a small town in Puebla, to middle-class parents, Manuel Ávila Castillo and Eufrosina Camacho Bello. He had several siblings, among them sister María Jovita Ávila Camacho and... |
1940–1946 | |
| Beatriz Velasco de Alemán | Miguel Alemán Valdés Miguel Alemán Valdés Miguel Alemán Valdés served as the President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952.-Life:Alemán was born in Sayula in the state of Veracruz as the son of General Miguel Alemán González and Tomasa Valdés Ledezma... |
1946–1952 | |
| María Dolores Izaguirre de Ruiz | Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Adolfo Ruiz Cortines was President of Mexico from 1952 to 1958, representing the Institutional Revolutionary Party he was one of the oldest presidents of Mexico... |
1952–1958 | |
| Eva Sámano de López | Adolfo López Mateos Adolfo López Mateos Adolfo López Mateos was a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964... |
1958–1964 | |
| Guadalupe Borja de Díaz Ordaz | Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Bolaños served as the President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970.- Political career :Díaz Ordaz was born in San Andrés Chalchícomula . His father, Ramón Díaz Ordaz Redonet, worked as an accountant, while his mother, Sabina Bolaños Cacho de Díaz Ordaz, worked as a school teacher... |
1964–1970 | |
| María Esther Zuno de Echeverría | Luis Echeverría Luis Echeverría Luis Echeverría Álvarez served as President of Mexico from 1970 to 1976.-Early history:Echeverría joined the faculty of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1947 and taught political theory... |
1970–1976 | |
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Carmen Romano de López Portillo Carmen Romano Carmen Romano de López Portillo was the First Lady of Mexico from 1976 - 1982. She was the spouse of Mexican president José López Portillo.... |
José López Portillo José López Portillo José López Portillo y Pacheco was the President of Mexico from 1976 to 1982.Born in Mexico City, López Portillo studied Law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico before beginning his political career with the Institutional Revolutionary Party in 1959.He held several positions in the... |
1976–1982 |
| Paloma Cordero de de la Madrid | Miguel de la Madrid Miguel de la Madrid Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party who served as President of Mexico from 1982 to 1988.-Biography:... |
1982–1988 | |
| Cecilia Ocelli de Salinas | Carlos Salinas de Gortari | 1988–1994 | |
| Nilda Patricia Velasco de Zedillo | Ernesto Zedillo Ernesto Zedillo Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León is a Mexican economist and politician. He served as President of Mexico from December 1, 1994 to November 30, 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted seventy year line of Mexican presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party... |
1994–2000 | |
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Marta Sahagún de Fox Marta Sahagún Marta Sahagún de Fox became the First Lady of Mexico on July 2, 2001, when she married President Vicente Fox Quesada.... |
Vicente Fox Vicente Fox Vicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican former politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected... |
July 2, 2001-2006 - |
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Margarita Zavala de Calderón Margarita Zavala Margarita Zavala is the wife of Mexican President Felipe Calderón. She was a PAN deputy in 2006 in the LIX Legislature of the Mexican Congress.- Early life and personal life :... |
Felipe Calderón Felipe Calderón Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa is the current President of Mexico. He assumed office on December 1, 2006, and was elected for a single six-year term through 2012... |
2006-current |