First ladies and gentlemen of Panama

Last updated

First Lady of Panama
Flag of Panama.svg
Incumbent
Yazmín Colón de Cortizo
since July 1, 2019
Residence Palacio de las Garzas, Panama City
Inaugural holder María de la Ossa de Amador
FormationFebruary 20, 1904
Website First Lady of the Republic of Panama

First Lady and First Gentleman of Panama (Spanish : Primera Dama o Caballero de Panama) are unofficial titles traditionally held by the wife or husband of the president of Panama.

List

The following is an incomplete list of first ladies and gentlemen of Panama.

No.PortraitNamePresidentBirthDeathPeriod
1 Maria de la Ossa de Amador.jpg María de la Ossa de Amador Manuel Amador Guerrero March 1, 1855July 5, 1948February 20, 1904 – October 1, 1908
2Manuela Jované Aguilar y Távara (died) José Domingo de Obaldía 1887
Josefa Jované Aguilar y Távara José Domingo de Obaldía 1 October 1908 – 1 March 1910
3Rita Barsallo de Mendoza Carlos Antonio Mendoza 1 March 1910 – 1 October 1910
4Matilde Esperanza Picón Herrera Pablo Arosemena 5 October 1910 – 1 October 1912
5Eva Paniza Arosemena (separated) Belisario Porras
Alicia Castro Gutiérrez Belisario Porras
6 Diana Dutary de Valdes (cropped).jpg Diana Dutary Pérez Ramón Maximiliano Valdés 1 October 1916 – 3 June 1918
Ofelina Remón de Chiari Rodolfo Chiari 1 October 1924 – 1 October 1928
Elizabeth "Fanny" Rojer de Lakas [1] Demetrio B. Lakas December 19, 1969 – October 11, 1978
Adela Ruiz de Royo Aristides Royo October 11, 1978 – July 31, 1982
Mercedes Martinez de la Espriella Ricardo de la Espriella July 31, 1982 – February 13, 1984
Mariela de Delvalle Eric Arturo Delvalle September 28, 1985 - February 26, 1988
Ana Mae Diaz [2] Guillermo Endara c. 1966June 10, 1990 – September 1, 1994
Mrs. Dora Boyd de Perez Balladares (cropped).jpg Dora Boyd de Perez Balladares [3] Ernesto Pérez Balladares September 1, 1994 – September 1, 1999
Ruby Moscoso [4] Mireya Moscoso September 1, 1999 – September 1, 2004
First Lady Vivian de Torrijos (crop).jpg Vivian Fernández [5] Martín Torrijos March 25, 1966September 1, 2004 – July 1, 2009
Marta Linares de Martinelli.jpg Marta Linares [6] Ricardo Martinelli September 2, 1956July 1, 2009 - July 1, 2014
Lorena Castillo.jpg Lorena Castillo Juan Carlos Varela July 31, 1968July 1, 2014 - July 1, 2019
Yazmín Colón de Cortizo Laurentino Cortizo July 1, 2019 - July 1, 2024

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foreign relations of Costa Rica</span>

Costa Rica is an active member of the international community and, in 1983, claimed it was for neutrality. Due to certain powerful constituencies favoring its methods, it has a weight in world affairs far beyond its size. The country lobbied aggressively for the establishment of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and became the first nation to recognize the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Human Rights Court, based in San José.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Panama</span> Country spanning North and South America

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Its capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half the country's over 4 million inhabitants.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foreign relations of Venezuela</span> Overview of relations

The foreign relations of Venezuela had since the early twentieth century been particularly strong with the United States. However, since the election of Hugo Chávez as President of Venezuela in 1998, Venezuela's foreign policy differed substantially from that of previous Venezuelan governments. This change in foreign policy direction continues under the current president Nicolás Maduro.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">First lady</span> Honorary title of the wife of a president or head of state

First lady or first gentleman is an unofficial title usually used for the spouse, and occasionally used for the offspring or other relative, of a non-monarchical head of state or chief executive. The term is also used to describe a person seen to be at the top of her profession or art.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ricardo Martinelli</span> 36th president of Panama from 2009 to 2014

Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal is a Panamanian politician and businessman who was the 36th president of Panama from 2009 to 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">First Quantum Minerals</span> Canada based mining company

First Quantum Minerals is a Canadian-based mining and metals company whose principal activities include mineral exploration, development and mining. Its main product is copper, which accounts for 80% of revenues as of 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ernesto Pérez Balladares</span> President of Panama (born 1946)

Ernesto Pérez Balladares González-Revilla, nicknamed El Toro, is a Panamanian politician who was the President of Panama between 1994 and 1999.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aristides Royo</span> President of Panama

Arístides Royo Sánchez is a Panamanian politician who was President of Panama from 11 October 1978 to 31 July 1982, when he was pressured to resign by the military. He is currently the Minister of Canal Affairs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gustavo Gorriti</span> Peruvian journalist (born 1948)

Gustavo Andrés Gorriti Ellenbogen is a Peruvian journalist known for his reporting on rebel groups, government corruption, and drug trafficking. In 2011, the European Journalism Centre described him as having "been awarded more prizes than probably any other Peruvian journalist". He is the founder of IDL-Reporteros.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bolivarian Games</span> Regional multi-sport event in South America

The Bolivarian Games are a regional multi-sport event held in honor of Simón Bolívar, and organized by the Bolivarian Sports Organization. The event is open to athletes from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. In 2010, the ODEBO decided to include Chile as the seventh member of ODEBO. Except Panama, all other participating countries are Andean states.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nicolás Maduro</span> President of Venezuela since 2013

Nicolás Maduro Moros is a Venezuelan politician who has served as the president of Venezuela since 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cilia Flores</span> Venezuelan politician and First Lady

Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro is a Venezuelan lawyer and politician. She is married to the President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro, making her the First Lady. Since 2015, she has also been a deputy in the National Assembly of Venezuela, of which she was president from 2006 to 2011, for her home state of Cojedes. In 2017, the Constituent National Assembly was founded, in which she is a member of the Presidential Commission.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LGBT rights in Panama</span>

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Panama face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Panama, but same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal benefits and protections available to opposite-sex married couples.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elías Jaua</span> Venezuelan politician

Elías José Jaua Milano is a Venezuelan politician and former university professor who serves as the Minister of Education of Venezuela. He served as the vice president of Venezuela from January 2010 to October 2012 and had been Minister of Foreign Affairs from January 2013 until September 2014.

The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on 27 February 1976, in Bir Lehlu, Western Sahara. SADR claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony; however, at present the SADR government controls approximately 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the "Liberated Territories", whilst Morocco claims its territories as the "Southern Provinces".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">First Lady of Guatemala</span>

First Lady of Guatemala is the title held by the wife of the president of Guatemala or designee. The current first lady is Lucrecia Peinado, wife of President Bernardo Arévalo, since 15 January 2024.

Ana Mae Diaz de Endara was the First Lady of Panama from 1990–1994.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dora Boyd de Pérez Balladares</span>

Dora Boyd de Perez Balladares is the wife of Panamanian President Ernesto Pérez Balladares, who held the office 1994-99. During this time, she served as First Lady of Panama.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 in Central America</span>

The following lists events that happened during 2020 in Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.

References

  1. "Así recuerdo la llegada del hombre a la Luna Entrevistas, Mundo Ellas". Ellas. July 26, 2019. Archived from the original on December 27, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  2. "Panama President Loves His New Bride". Tuscaloosa News. June 11, 1990. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  3. "First Lady Visits Panama Replanters". Rocky Mountain News. Reuters. October 11, 1997. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2012.(subscription required)
  4. "Meeting of First Ladies of Central America". Organization of American States. August 28, 2003. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  5. "Vivian de Torrijos, en exclusiva". La Prensa (in Spanish). May 22, 2001. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  6. Greer Fay Cashman (August 7, 2012). "Grapevine: The Australian connection". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.