Lorena Ponce de León

Lorena Ponce de León Núñez (born 6 October 1976) is a Uruguayan landscape architect. She is the current first lady of Uruguay, as the wife of the 42nd president of Uruguay Luis Lacalle Pou.

Lorena Ponce de León
First Lady of Uruguay
Assumed office
March 1, 2020
PresidentLuis Lacalle Pou
Preceded byMaría Auxiliadora Delgado
Personal details
Born
Lorena Ponce de León Núñez

(1976-10-06) 6 October 1976
Montevideo, Uruguay
Political partyNational Party
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2000)​
ChildrenVioleta, Manuel, Luis Alberto
ResidenceResidencia de Suárez

Early life and education

She was born on October 6, 1976[1] in Montevideo, as the daughter of a Batllist mother and a father with little connection to politics.[2] She was raised in La Blanqueada, Montevideo, where she lived until being 9 year old and then she moved with her parents to Carrasco. She attended the German School and the Scuola Italiana.[3]

She graduated from Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the Universidad de la Empresa with a Forest Technician degree. She also studied Forest Technician at the Professor Julio Muñoz School of Gardening.[4]

First Lady of Uruguay

Sembrando Program

In March 2020, she launched Sembrando, a program that aims to support entrepreneurs after the health crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.[5] The program makes it possible to consult with experts in the area and helps to connect entrepreneurs with institutions related to the topic of their entrepreneurship.[6][7] The first lady herself reported on April 7 that 1,460 people had signed up.[8]

Personal life

Ponce de León is a hockey player.[2] In November 1989, Ponce de León met with Luis Lacalle Pou at a youth gathering to celebrate the victory of Luis Lacalle Herrera (father of Lacalle Pou), as President of Uruguay.[9] Ten years later, they met again and began dating.[10] They were married in 2000, in a service conducted by Daniel Sturla in the Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral.[11] Together, they have three children: Luis Alberto, Violeta and Manuel. Luis and Violeta are the first twins born by IVF in Uruguay.[2]

References
  1. "Luis Lacalle Pou al Frente Amplio: "No vale cambiar porque hay olor a urna y fracaso"". 2019.com.uy (in Spanish). 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  2. Observador, El. "Lorena Ponce de León, una primera dama a la que su esposo le contagió la militancia". El Observador. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  3. ElPais. "Confesiones de la futura primera dama: "Me imagino recorriendo el país y siendo un nexo"". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  4. ElPais. "Confesiones de la futura primera dama: "Me imagino recorriendo el país y siendo un nexo"". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  5. "Lorena Ponce de León implusó un programa para ayudar a emprendedores". 970 Universal (in Spanish). 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  6. ElPais. "Lorena Ponce de León lanza programa para asistir a emprendedores afectados por COVID-19". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  7. "El proyecto para potenciar emprendedores de Lorena Ponce de León lanza consultas con expertos en línea". Teledoce.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  8. ElPais. "Plan a emprendedores de "Loli" reunió 1.460 personas; "hasta una cantante de cumbia nos llamó", contó". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  9. Observador, El. "Lorena Ponce de León, una primera dama a la que su esposo le contagió la militancia". El Observador. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  10. "The possible First Ladies of Uruguay".
  11. Observador, El. "El vínculo Lacalle-Sturla y la nueva visibilidad de la Iglesia Católica". El Observador. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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