María Clemencia de Santos
María Clemencia de Santos | |
|---|---|
 María Clemencia Rodríguez Múnera in January 2014 | |
| First Lady of Colombia | |
| In role 7 August 2010 – 7 August 2018 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Preceded by | Lina María Moreno Mejía |
| Succeeded by | María Juliana Ruiz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | María Clemencia Rodríguez Múnera 13 November 1955 Bucaramanga, Colombia |
| Political party | Party of the U (2005-present) |
| Spouses |
|
| Children |
|
| Residence | Palace of Nariño (official) |
| Profession | Graphic Designer |
María Clemecia "Tutina" Rodríguez de Santos (born María Clemencia Rodríguez Múnera, 13 November 1955[1]) is the wife of the 32nd President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, and served as First Lady of Colombia until August 2018.
She is also known for being one of the most influent Fashion icons in Colombia.[2]
Personal life
María Clemencia was born on 13 November 1955 in Bucaramanga, Santander[1] to Jorge Rodríguez Rodríguez and his wife Cecilia Múnera Cambas. She is the sixth of eight children.[3]
On 11 December 1982 she married Christian Toro Ibler, a respected and well known Colombian publicist, in a Roman Catholic ceremony that took place at the Church of Our Lady of the Waters in Bogotá officiated by Fr Jesús Adán Londoño Rodas and attended by, among others, the then-President Belisario Betancur Cuartas and First Lady Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepes who were not only the guests of honour, but also the godparents of the couple for the ceremony.[4][5] The marriage however, did not last long and the couple divorced shortly after.
In 1987 she married Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, then Deputy Director of El Tiempo, this time in a civil ceremony.[6]
Honours
Foreign honours
Portugal:
Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (13 November 2017)
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (14 November 2012)
Spain:
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (27 February 2015)[7]
Dynastic honours
Two Sicilian Royal Family:
Dame Grand Cross of the Two Sicilian Royal Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George, Special Class (7 June 2013)[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b Arias, Andrés (7 February 2012). "María Clemencia Rodríguez de Santos: 'Quisiera tener una varita mágica para solucionar los problemas de la gente'" [María Clemencia Rodríguez de Santos: 'I wish I had a magic wand to solve people's problems']. Credencial (in Spanish) (311). Bogotá. ISSN 0121-7526. OCLC 39237275. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ "Usuarios califican a Tutina como icono de la moda que marcó la Casa de Nariño [FOTOS]". 8 August 2018.
- ^ Vengoechea, Alejandra de (4 July 2010). "Un Susurro Para Santos" [A Whisper For Santos]. ABC (in Spanish). Bogotá. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ "Bogotá Social". El Tiempo (in Spanish): 103 (3D). 11 December 1982. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ "Bogotá Social". El Tiempo (in Spanish): 55 (4B). 14 December 1982. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ "Una vida en fotos" [A Life on Photos]. Semana (in Spanish). 21 June 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2015/02/28/pdfs/BOE-A-2015-2135.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Colombia's President Santos honoured for peace building at London ceremony - Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George".
 | This article about a Colombian politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1955 births
- Living people
- First Ladies of Colombia
- Colombian graphic designers
- Social Party of National Unity politicians
- Colombian Roman Catholics
- Santos family
- Recipients of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
- Dames Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
- People from Bucaramanga
- Colombian politician stubs