María Clemencia Rodríguez Múnera
María Clemencia "Tutina" Rodríguez Múnera (born 13 November 1955[1]) is the wife of the 32nd President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, and served as First Lady of Colombia until August 2018.
María Clemencia Rodríguez Múnera | |
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 María Clemencia Rodríguez Múnera in January 2014 | |
| First Lady of Colombia | |
| In role 7 August 2010 – 7 August 2018 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Preceded by | Lina María Moreno Mejía |
| Succeeded by | María Juliana Ruiz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1955 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Party of the U (2005-present) |
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| Residence | Palace of Nariño (official) |
| Profession | Graphic Designer |
She is also known for being one of the most influent Fashion icons in Colombia.[2]
Personal life
María Clemencia was born on 13 November 1955 in Bucaramanga, Santander[1] to Jorge Rodríguez Rodríguez and his wife Cecilia Múnera Cambas. She is the sixth of eight children.[3]
On 11 December 1982 she married Christian Toro Ibler, a respected and well known Colombian publicist, in a Roman Catholic ceremony that took place at the Church of Our Lady of the Waters in Bogotá officiated by Fr Jesús Adán Londoño Rodas and attended by, among others, the then-President Belisario Betancur Cuartas and First Lady Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepes who were not only the guests of honour, but also the godparents of the couple for the ceremony.[4][5] The marriage however, did not last long and the couple divorced shortly after.
In 1987 she married Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, then Deputy Director of El Tiempo, this time in a civil ceremony.[6]
Honours
Foreign honours
Portugal:
Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (13 November 2017)
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (14 November 2012)
Spain:
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (27 February 2015)[7]
Dynastic honours
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Two Sicilian Royal Family:
Dame Grand Cross of the Two Sicilian Royal Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George, Special Class (7 June 2013)[8]
See also
References
- Arias, Andrés (2012-02-07). "María Clemencia Rodríguez de Santos: 'Quisiera tener una varita mágica para solucionar los problemas de la gente'" [María Clemencia Rodríguez de Santos: 'I wish I had a magic wand to solve people's problems']. Credencial (in Spanish). Bogotá (311). ISSN 0121-7526. OCLC 39237275. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- http://diariodelcauca.com.co/noticias/vida-moderna/personajes/usuarios-califican-tutina-como-icono-de-la-moda-que-marco-446210
- Vengoechea, Alejandra de (2010-07-04). "Un Susurro Para Santos" [A Whisper For Santos]. ABC (in Spanish). Bogotá. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- "Bogotá Social". El Tiempo (in Spanish): 103 (3D). 1982-12-11. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- "Bogotá Social". El Tiempo (in Spanish): 55 (4B). 1982-12-14. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- "Una vida en fotos" [A Life on Photos]. Semana (in Spanish). 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2015/02/28/pdfs/BOE-A-2015-2135.pdf
- http://www.constantinian.org.uk/colombias-president-santos-honoured-for-peace-building/
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