Hilda de Duhalde
| Hilda de Duhalde | |
|---|---|
| Argentine Senator for Buenos Aires Province | |
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In office December 10, 2005 – December 10, 2011 Serving with José Pampuro and Eric Calcagno | |
| First Lady of Argentina | |
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In office January 2, 2002 – May 25, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | María Alicia Mazzarino |
| Succeeded by | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 14, 1946 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Spouse(s) | Eduardo Duhalde |
Hilda Beatriz 'Chiche' González de Duhalde (born October 14, 1946) is a politician in Argentina. She served as a Senator for Buenos Aires Province, and as the First Lady during the government of her husband, President Eduardo Duhalde.
Biography
González de Duhalde was born in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires Province, and studied to become a teacher. She has five children with her husband. She assisted her husband in his political career and took on several public positions in family and women's policy.
In 1997 Duhalde was elected a National Deputy for Buenos Aires Province, serving again between 2003 and 2005.
During the interim Presidency of her husband, she acted as Minister of Social Welfare and ran the country's food aid programme, a key role in the aftermath of the country's economic crisis.
A member of the Justicialist Party (PJ), Duhalde has nevertheless opposed the government of fellow Peronists Néstor Kirchner. However the official PJ candidate in Buenos Aires Province district for the 2005 senatorial elections, Hilda Duhalde came second to Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who was to become President of Argentina two years later.
External links
- Senate profile
- Website
- Eduardo Duhalde's website, developed by Grupo de Apoyo Comunicacional Eduardo Duhalde (the Presidential candidate's communications team)