Evelyn Oddeth Morataya Marroquín (born 22 August 1972) is a Guatemalan politician and activist who served as the first lady of Guatemala from 2000 to 2004, as the wife of President Alfonso Portillo. She became First Lady when she was 28 years old, being one of the youngest First Ladies in the history of Guatemala.[1][2]
Evelyn Morataya | |
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| First Lady of Guatemala | |
| In role 14 January 2000 – 14 January 2004 | |
| President | Alfonso Portillo |
| Preceded by | Patricia Escobar |
| Succeeded by | Wendy Widmann |
| Member of the Congress of Guatemala | |
| Assumed office 14 January 2020 | |
| Constituency | National List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Evelyn Morataya 22 August 1972 |
| Political party | Vision with Values (2022–2023) |
| Spouse | Alfonso Portillo |
Morataya accompanied her husband to many state visits, highlighting the visit that Portillo and Morataya made to the Emperors of Japan in 2003 and the 11th Ibero-American Summit held in 2001.[3][4][5][6]
After the government of Alfonso Portillo and accusations of corruption that were made against him, Morataya and Portillo divorced. Upon the return of Portillo in 2015 to Guatemala after serving a sentence in the United States, Morataya announced that she would seek to be a candidate for deputy for the political partyTodos. A few days she declined the candidacy.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ "se busca Primera Dama, no es necesaria experiencia". Republica. 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ "Evelyn Morataya habla de los escenarios que podría enfrentar Portillo".
- ^ "Así vivieron las primeras damas la XI Cumbre de Estado". www.hola.com.
- ^ "Portillo apoyará candidatura de Evelyn Morataya". 28 February 2015.
- ^ "MOFA: Visit to Japan by President Alfonso Portillo of the Republic of Guatemala". www.mofa.go.jp.
- ^ "Relaciones Bilaterales RELACIO". www.gt.emb-japan.go.jp.
- ^ ""Alfonso Portillo es un hombre distinto", según su esposa - La Prensa". 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Exesposa de Portillo renuncia competir por una diputación". 10 June 2015.
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