Marta Linares de Martinelli

Marta Linares de Martinelli (née Linares Brin; born December 1, 1956) is a Panamanian insurance broker. She became the First Lady of Panama on July 1, 2009 when her husband, Ricardo Martinelli, became President of Panama. On January 29, 2014, she was chosen to compete for Vice-President of Panama alongside Jose Domingo Arias running for President, but the pair finished in second place.

Marta Linares de Martinelli
First Lady of Panama
In role
July 1, 2009 – July 1, 2014
Preceded byVivian Fernández
Succeeded byLorena Castillo
Personal details
Born
Marta Linares

(1956-09-02) September 2, 1956
Panama City, Panama
SpouseRicardo Martinelli
ChildrenRicardo Alberto
Luis Enrique
Carolina Isabel

Early life

Linares was born in Panama City, Panama. She earned a Bachelor's degree in commerce in the United States, at Saint Mary of the Woods College in Indiana. She later studied insurance brokerage at the University of Panama.

Personal life

In 1978, she married supermarket chain owner Ricardo Martinelli, with whom she had three children: Ricardo Alberto, Luis Enrique, and Carolina Elizabeth.[1]

In 1996, her brother, Carlos Luis Linares, was one of the hostages during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis.[2]

Honours

References
  1. "Ricardo Martinelli". Telemetro. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  2. "President Garcia received credentials of new ambassadors to Peru". Andina. 2009-08-07.
  3. "President and First Lady of Panama honoured by Constantinian Order at London Ceremony - Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George". Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2016-11-13.


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