Leonor Oyarzún

Leonor Oyarzún
Leonor Oyarzún
	Leonor Oyarzún in 1992
First Lady of Chile
	In role; 11 March 1990 – 11 March 1994
President	Patricio Aylwin
Preceded by	Lucía Hiriart
Succeeded by	Marta Larraechea
Personal details
Born	Leonor Oyarzún Ivanovic; 10 March 1919; Temuco, Chile
Nationality	Chilean
Political party	Christian Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Patricio Aylwin (m. 1948; died 2016)
Children	Isabel; Miguel; José Antonio; Juan Francisco; Mariana;

Leonor Oyarzún Ivanovic (born 10 March 1919) is a former First Lady of Chile and the widow of former President Patricio Aylwin. She turned 100 in March 2019.[1]

She was born in 1919 in Temuco, the daughter of Manuel Oyarzún Lorca and Ana Ivanović Roccatagliata. She married Aylwin on 29 September 1948 and they have five children: Isabel, Miguel, José Antonio, Juan Francisco and Mariana. Mariana was the Education Minister of Ricardo Lagos' government. Leonor Oyarzún also has 14 grandchildren (among them, telenovela actress Paz Bascuñán).[2]

As the First Lady, in 1990 Oyarzún transformed Fundación Nacional de Ayuda a la Comunidad (FUNACO) into Integra, which helps children in extreme poverty. The next year inaugurated the Programa de Promoción de la Mujer (PRODEMU).[3] Her sister Mercedes was married to politician Hugo Trivelli; they have a son, Marcelo Trivelli Oyarzún.[4]

References

Pérez Vallejos, Ricardo (10 March 2019). "DC celebra los 100 años de la viuda de Patricio Aylwin". La Nación. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
"Nace "Leonor", la hija de Paz Bascuñán". LaSegunda.com. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
Acción de las Primeras Damas
Correa, Raquel (24 February 2002). "Marcelo Trivelli. Más que un intendente: ¿Sombra para Lavín?" [Marcelo Trivelli. More than a mayor: shadow for Lavín?]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2016.

Honorary titles
Preceded by Lucía Hiriart	First Lady of Chile 1990–1994	Succeeded by Marta Larraechea

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[1] Pérez Vallejos, Ricardo (10 March 2019). "DC celebra los 100 años de la viuda de Patricio Aylwin". La Nación. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

[2] "Nace "Leonor", la hija de Paz Bascuñán". LaSegunda.com. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

[3] Acción de las Primeras Damas

[4] Correa, Raquel (24 February 2002). "Marcelo Trivelli. Más que un intendente: ¿Sombra para Lavín?" [Marcelo Trivelli. More than a mayor: shadow for Lavín?]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2016.