Patricia Marroquín

Hilda Patricia Marroquín Argueta de Morales (born July 25, 1970)[1] is a Guatemalan public figure who served as the first lady of Guatemala from 2016 to 2020, as the wife of president Jimmy Morales.[2][3][4]

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Marroquín, the second or maternal family name is Argueta, and, for married women, the optional marital name is de Morales.
Patricia Marroquín
Official portrait, 2016
First Lady of Guatemala
In role
January 14, 2016 – January 14, 2020
PresidentJimmy Morales
Preceded byAna Violeta Fagianni Enriquez
Succeeded byLucrecia Peinado (2024)
Personal details
Born
Hilda Patricia Marroquín Argueta

(1970-07-25) 25 July 1970
Guatemala City
Spouse
Jimmy Morales
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(m. 1989)​
Children3

Biography

Born Hilda Patricia Marroquín Argueta, she studied at the Colegio Comercial Guatemalteco and the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala.[2] She married comedian Jimmy Morales in 1989. The couple have three children.[2] In 2014, she worked in the Ministry of Health and Public Assistance.

Marroquín became First Lady of Guatemala in January 2016.[2] She has focused on healthcare and social issues, as well as projects focused on children and adolescents.[2][5] She has maintained a moderate figure and does not make frequent public appearances.[6] She accompanied President Morales to several state visits: Israel, she met with Nechama Rivlin and Sara Netanyahu;[7] France, met with French President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron. She was the first wife of a Latin American head of state to arrive at the Elysee Palace during the presidency of Emmanuel Macron[8] and the United States, with President Morales attending a banquet hosted by President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.[9]

References
  1. "La Primera Dama "Informática"". 29 January 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. "El antes y después de la esposa de Jimmy Morales, Patricia Marroquín de Morales". Publinews. 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  3. "Esposa da palabras de aliento a Jimmy Morales". Prensa Libre. 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  4. "Hoy es el cumpleaños de la Primera Dama y lo celebró así". Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  5. "Presidente y Primera Dama visitan a niños internados en el hospital Roosevelt". Publinews. 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  6. "El papel de la esposa de Jimmy: una primera dama de Facebook". Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  7. "Netanyahu dice a Jimmy Morales que en toda ciudad israelí hay una". Publinews. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  8. "Así fue encuentro en Francia entre Patricia de Morales y Brigitte Macron". Publinews. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  9. "Jimmy Morales y su foto con el presidente Donald Trump » República". 24 September 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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