First Lady of Peru

First Lady of Peru ; Primera dama de Perú
	Incumbent; Vacant; since 15 November 2020
Style	Her Excellency; (Diplomatic, outside Peru)
Residence	Palacio de Gobierno

The First Lady of Peru (Spanish: Primera Dama del Perú) is the title held by the wife of the President of Peru. Currently, President Francisco Sagasti is divorced, thus the title remains vacant till a new President is elected in the upcoming 2021 general election. There have been a number of first ladies that have been foreign to Peru.

Partial List

No.	Portrait	First Lady (Maiden name)	Tenure	President
25	N/A	Carmen Heeren Barreda 1878–? Peru	August 18, 1915 – July 4, 1919	José Pardo y Barreda (1915–1919)
26	N/A	María Isabel Olivera Mayo 1867–? Peru	July 4, 1919 – December 8, 1930	Augusto B. Leguía (1919–1930)
27	N/A	Enriqueta Garland Higginson 1886–? Peru	April 30, 1933 – December 8, 1939	Óscar R. Benavides (1933–1939)
28		Enriqueta Garland Higginson 1884–? Peru	December 8, 1939 – July 28, 1945	Manuel Prado Ugarteche (1939–1945)
29	N/A	María Jesús Rivera y Rivera Born N/A Peru	July 28, 1945 – October 29, 1948	José Luis Bustamante y Rivero (1945–1948)
30		María Delgado de Odría December 28, 1900 – March 19, 1990 (aged 89) Peru	October 29, 1948 – July 28, 1956	Manuel Odría Amoretti (1948–1956)
31	N/A	Rosa Prado Garland Born 1924 (age 96–97) Peru	July 28, 1956 – June 9, 1958	Daughter of Manuel Prado Ugarteche (1956–1958)
31		Clorinda Málaga de Prado July 3, 1905 – September 17, 1993 (aged 88) Peru	June 9, 1958 – July 18, 1962	Manuel Prado Ugarteche (1958–1962)
32	N/A	Eloisa Dolores Ferreyros Roldán Born N/A Peru	July 18, 1962 – March 3, 1963	Ricardo Pérez Godoy (1962–1963)
33	N/A	María Álvarez del Villar de Lindley Born N/A Peru	March 3, 1963 – July 28, 1963	Nicolás Lindley López (1963)
34	N/A	Carola Aubry Bravo de Belaúnde 1921–2003 (aged 81–82) Peru	July 28, 1963 – October 3, 1968	Fernando Belaúnde Terry (1963–1968)
35		Consuelo Gonzales Posada June 18, 1920 – September 7, 2012 (aged 92) Peru	October 3, 1968 – August 29, 1975	Juan Velasco Alvarado (1968–1975)
36		Rosa Pedraglio de Morales Bermúdez February 1, 1920 – June 7, 1998 (aged 78) Peru	August 29, 1975 – July 28, 1980	Francisco Morales Bermúdez (1975–1980)
37	N/A	Violeta Correa March 24, 1927 – June 1, 2001 (aged 74) Peru	July 28, 1980 – July 28, 1985	Fernando Belaúnde Terry (1980–1985)
38		Pilar Nores Garcia Born (1949-03-11) 11 March 1949 Argentina	July 28, 1985 – July 28, 1990	Alan Garcia (1985–1990)
39		Susana Higuchi Fujimori Born (1950-04-26) April 26, 1950 Peru	July 28, 1990 – August 23, 1994	Alberto Fujimori (1990–2000)
39		Keiko Fujimori Born (1975-05-25) May 25, 1975 Peru	August 23, 1994 – November 22, 2000	Daughter of Alberto Fujimori (1990–2000)
40	N/A	Nilda Jara Paniagua Born (1942-11-27) November 27, 1942 Peru	November 22, 2000 – July 28, 2001	Valentin Paniagua (2000–2001)
41		Eliane Karp Born (1953-09-24) September 24, 1953 Belgium	July 28, 2001 – July 28, 2006	Alejandro Toledo (2001–2006)
42		Pilar Nores Garcia Born (1949-03-11) March 11, 1949 Argentina	July 28, 2006 – July 28, 2011	Alan Garcia (2006–2011)
43		Nadine Heredia Alarcón Humala Born (1976-05-25) May 25, 1976 Peru	July 28, 2011 – July 28, 2016	Ollanta Humala (2011–2016)
44		Nancy Ann Lange Kuczynski Born (1954-01-20) January 20, 1954 United States	July 28, 2016 – March 23, 2018	Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2016–2018)
45		Maribel Diaz Cabello Vizcarra Born (1970-03-27) March 27, 1970 Peru	March 23, 2018 – November 10, 2020	Martin Vizcarra (2018–2020)
46		Mary Jacqueline Peña Carruitero Born (1963-11-17) November 17, 1963 Peru	November 10, 2020 – November 15, 2020	Manuel Merino (November 2020)

Corruption scandals

Much like their husbands, a number of first ladies of Peru have been implicated with charges of corruption under their spouse's administration.

Elaine Karp Toledo

Former-president Alejandro Toledo's spouse, France-borne Eliane Karp, has been accused of money laundering. She has testified under Congress in 2013.3

Nadine Heredia Humala

The wife of the controversial president Ollanta Humala was accused of multiple crimes, and was arrested one year following Humala's administration and sent to testify under oath.[1]

References

"El escándalo de Odebrecht alcanzó a también a líderes políticos". América Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-10-12.

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[1] "El escándalo de Odebrecht alcanzó a también a líderes políticos". América Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-10-12.