Marta Linares de Martinelli
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Marta Linares de Martinelli | |
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| First Lady of Panama | |
| In role July 1, 2009 – July 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Vivian Fernández |
| Succeeded by | Lorena Castillo |
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| Born | Marta Linares September 2, 1956 Panama City, Panama |
| Spouse(s) | Ricardo Martinelli |
| Children | Ricardo Alberto Luis Enrique Carolina Isabel |
Marta Linares de Martinelli (born December 1, 1956) is a Panamanian insurance broker. She became the First Lady of Panama on July 1, 2009 when her husband, Ricardo Martinelli, became President of Panama. On January 29, 2014, she was chosen to compete for Vice-President of Panama alongside Jose Domingo Arias running for President, but the pair finished in second place.
Early life[]
Linares was born in Panama City, Panama. She earned a Bachelor's degree in commerce in the United States, at Saint Mary of the Woods College in Indiana. She later studied insurance brokerage at the University of Panama.
Personal life[]
In 1978, she married supermarket chain owner Ricardo Martinelli, with whom she had three children: Ricardo Alberto, Luis Enrique, and Carolina Elizabeth.[1]
Honours[]
Italy
Two Sicilian Royal Family: Dame Grand Cross of Merit of the Two Sicilian Royal Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George[2]
References[]
- ^ "Ricardo Martinelli". Telemetro. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2016-11-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
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