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'''Beatriz Isabel Areizaga''' (born January 4, 1985) is a Puerto Rican woman and the wife of [[Puerto Rico]] Governor [[Ricardo Rosselló]]; she assumed the role of [[First Lady of Puerto Rico]] on January 2, 2017, when her husband became governor |
'''Beatriz Isabel Areizaga''' (born January 4, 1985) is a Puerto Rican woman and the wife of [[Puerto Rico]] Governor [[Ricardo Rosselló]]; she assumed the role of [[First Lady of Puerto Rico]] on January 2, 2017, when her husband became governor. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Beatriz Areizaga | |
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| 14th First Lady of Puerto Rico | |
| Assumed role January 2, 2017 | |
| Governor | Ricardo Rosselló |
| Preceded by | Wilma Pastrana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Beatriz Isabel Areizaga January 4, 1985 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | La Fortaleza |
| Alma mater | Interamerican University of Puerto Rico |
Beatriz Isabel Areizaga (born January 4, 1985) is a Puerto Rican woman and the wife of Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló; she assumed the role of First Lady of Puerto Rico on January 2, 2017, when her husband became governor.
Personal life
Rosselló was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Married since 2012, she and her husband Ricardo, have two children: Claudia Beatriz and Pedro Javier. Rosselló completed her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She also pursued post-graduate studies at the prestigious Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy in North Carolina, where she was the only Puerto Rican woman selected among a group of 56 students.[1]
Early life and education
Rosselló studied at the Julián Blanco School, which specializes in ballet.[2] She attended college at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico.
Early career
Rosselló was President of the Association of Pro-Statehood Students, Puerto Rico Chapter, and Vice-president of her political party's youth group in San Juan.[3]
Tenure
Rosselló has been involved in initiatives such as “Fortaleza Para Ti”, Back To School, “Nos Une La Tradición”, Women’s Council, and Spayathon for Puerto Rico. Within the next few years, Mrs. Rosselló plans to keep executing initiatives that support, defend, and contribute the social and economic development of those in need.[4][5][6][7]
Unidos por Puerto Rico Controversy
In July 2019, among calls for her husband to resign due to a scandal stemming from his involvement in an incriminating group chat with other government officials, Beatriz Rosselló was criticized for her management of Unidos for Puerto Rico, an agency established after Hurricane María which is currently under investigation by the FBI. Beatriz Rosselló has been pointed out as having delayed the distribution disaster relief supplies. In August 2018, at least 10 trailers which held these supplies were found abandoned in a lot near a state election office; according to The New York Times, they had "broke[n] open and became infested by rats".[8] A spokeswoman for the elections commission said the offices were being used as a storage point at the request of the First Lady. Raúl Maldonado Nieves, the son of former CFO and Treasury Secretary Raúl Maldonado Gautier, claimed to have been present in a meeting in which Ricardo Rosselló demanded an amendment to an audit report into the containers as, according to Maldonado Nieves, the report would have “affected” the First Lady.
The FBI is also investigating the organization’s finances and donations.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Enfocada Beatriz Rosselló en la campaña de su esposo". El Nuevo Dia. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Primera dama celebra mejoras a escuela Julián E. Blanco". El Vocero de Puerto Rico. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Beatriz Rosselló". Nga.org. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "La Fortaleza crea programa para comunidades desventajadas". El Nuevo Dia. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ González, Jennifer. "Beatriz Rosselló anuncia iniciativa "Regreso a Clases con Fortaleza Para Ti"". Metro.pr. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Ricardo y Beatriz Rosselló visitan clínica de esteralización de mascotas - Telemundo Puerto Rico". Telemundopr.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "La Fortaleza celebra Fiesta de Reyes en varios municipios". Primerahora.com. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ Robles, Frances. "Containers of Hurricane Donations Found Rotting in Puerto Rico Parking Lot". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ Correa Velázquez, Melissa. "Apunta el FBI a Unidos por Puerto Rico". El Vocero. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "FBI investiga finanzas y donativos de Unidos Por Puerto Rico". NotiUno. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
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