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 | 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
- First Ladies of Chile
- Frei family
References
- ↑ (Spanish) http://democratascristianosantofagasta.blogspot.com/2009/05/el-peso-de-martita-en-la-campana-de.html
- ↑ (Spanish) Votación Candidatos por comuna de Santiago, municipales 2000
External links
Media related to Marta Larraechea at Wikimedia Commons