Marta Linares de Martinelli
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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marta Linares September 2, 1956 Panama City, Panama |
| Spouse | Ricardo Martinelli |
| Children | Ricardo Alberto Luis Enrique Carolina Isabel |
Marta Linares de Martinelli (née Linares Brin; 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.
Biography
[edit]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.[citation needed]
In 1978, she married supermarket chain owner Ricardo Martinelli, with whom she had three children: Ricardo Alberto, Luis Enrique, and Carolina Elizabeth.[1]
In 1996, her brother, Carlos Luis Linares, was one of the hostages during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis.[2]
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.
Awards and recognition
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Italy
Two Sicilian Royal Family: Dame Grand Cross of Merit of the Two Sicilian Royal Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George[3]
Portugal: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (29 July 2013)
References
[edit]- ^ "Ricardo Martinelli". Telemetro. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ "President Garcia received credentials of new ambassadors to Peru". Andina. 2009-08-07.
- ^ "President and First Lady of Panama honoured by Constantinian Order at London Ceremony - Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George". Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
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