Lucrecia Peinado
Lucrecia Eugenia Peinado Villanueva (born 1961) is a Guatemalan physician, surgeon and health care administrator. She is married to Bernardo Arévalo, the president-elect of Guatemala, who is set to be inaugurated on 14 January 2024, at which time she will become first lady.[1][2]
Lucrecia Peinado | |
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| First Lady of Guatemala | |
| Assuming role 14 January 2024 | |
| President | Bernardo Arévalo |
| Preceded by | Patricia Marroquín (2020) |
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| Born | 1961 (age 61–62) Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Spouse | Bernardo Arévalo |
| Children | 6 (3 stepchildren) |
| Alma mater | Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala |
Biography
Peinado was born in Guatemala City into an evangelical family. Her grandparents were evangelical pastors of small churches in Mixco.[1]
She graduated as doctor and surgeon from the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, later specializing in anesthesiology and health management. She worked as an administrator of health projects focused on the fight against malaria, HIV/AIDS the reduction of maternal death. [2]
Personal life
Peinado met Bernardo Arévalo in 1999 when they both worked at the United Nations Development Programme office in Guatemala. She and Arévalo married in 2011 and lived in Geneva, Switzerland. They returned to Guatemala in 2014.[2] In addition to her native Spanish, Peinado speaks English.[2]
Her father, Rubén Peinado, died on 28 June 2023, three days after 2023 general election where Bernardo Arévalo qualified to participate in the second round.[3]
References
- "Quién es Lucrecia Peinado, esposa de Bernardo Arévalo, el presidente electo para el periodo 2024-2028". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 21 August 2023.
- "Ella es Lucrecia Peinado, la próxima primera dama de Guatemala". Soy502 (in Spanish). 21 August 2023.
- "Fallece el suegro del candidato presidencial Bernardo Arévalo". Azteca Guate (in Spanish). 29 June 2023.