Lilia Paredes

Lilia Ulcida Paredes Navarro (born 23 April 1973) is a Peruvian teacher who was the first lady of Peru from 28 July 2021 to 7 December 2022 and the wife of President Pedro Castillo.[1] She and her children are evangelicals, while her husband is a Catholic.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paredes and the second or maternal family name is Navarro.
Lilia Paredes
Paredes in 2022
First Lady of Peru
In role
28 July 2021 – 7 December 2022
PresidentPedro Castillo
Preceded byMary Peña Carruitero (2020)
Succeeded byDavid Gómez Villasante (as First Gentleman)
Personal details
Born (1973-04-23) 23 April 1973
Tacabamba, Chota, Peru
Spouse
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(m. 2000)​
Children2
ResidenceMexico City
Alma materCésar Vallejo University
ProfessionTeacher

Biography

Lilia Paredes was born on April 23, 1973, in Tacabamba, a town in the province of Chota that belongs to the Cajamarca.

In addition to being a rural teacher with a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in Educational Psychology from the César Vallejo University, Paredes is also a weaver, artisan and rancher.

In 2000, Paredes married teacher Pedro Castillo, her partner since adolescence and with whom she already had two children, Arnol and Alondra. She also has a putative child, Yenifer, her younger sister, who was raised as another daughter by the couple upon the death of her mother.

She belongs to the Christian Church of the Nazarene, an evangelical congregation.

Before assuming the position of first lady and moving to Lima, Paredes lived in the town of Chugur, in the district of Anguía.

References
  1. PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (20 July 2021). "Lilia Paredes | Quién es la nueva primera dama del Perú | Pedro Castillo | iglesia cristiana | Perú Libre | elecciones 2021 | fiestas patrias | APTZ | SOMOS". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. "Students' struggles pushed Peru teacher to run for president". Associated Press. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.


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