Nadine Heredia

Nadine Heredia
First Lady of Peru
In role
28 July 2011 – 28 July 2016
PresidentOllanta Humala
Preceded byPilar Nores de García
Succeeded byNancy Lange
President of the Peruvian Nationalist Party
In office
30 December 2013 – 26 August 2016
Preceded byOllanta Humala
Succeeded byOllanta Humala
Personal details
Born
Nadine Heredia Alarcón

(1976-05-25) 25 May 1976 (age 47)
Lima, Peru
Political partyPeruvian Nationalist Party
Spouse
(m. 1999)
ChildrenIllariy
Nayra
Samin

Nadine Heredia Alarcón de Humala (born 25 May 1976) is a Peruvian politician.[1] As the wife of President of Peru Ollanta Humala, she served as the First Lady of Peru from 2011 to 2016.[2] The President of the Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP), which formed the Peru Wins electoral alliance in 2011, Heredia is seen as a highly influential figure in Peruvian politics.[2] She has headed the PNP since December 2013.[2]

Early life and education

Both Heredia and her husband had parents who raised them in Quechua-speaking households as children.[2]

Career

She collaborated in the establishment of the Peruvian Nationalist Party, which she currently leads.[3] She was considered a potential candidate in the 2016 Peruvian presidential election, but chose not to run.[4]

As of 2017, the Peruvian justice system is investigating her for serious cases of corruption,[5] usurpation of power and money laundering. The funds were allegedly used to finance President Ollanta Humala's election campaign.[6] Along with her husband Ollanta Humala, she was arrested on 13 July 2017 in connection with this scandal, and was ordered to be held for 18 months.[7]

References

  1. ^ PNP website
  2. ^ a b c d Kozak, Robert (25 March 2014). "Peru First Lady's Role Shakes President". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Nadine Heredia es la nueva presidenta del Partido Nacionalista Peruano". La República. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Peru's first lady firmly denies 2016 presidential bid". Reuters. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. ^ [1][dead link]
  6. ^ "Peru's first lady Nadine Heredia investigated on money laundering charges | DW | 26.09.2015". Deutsche Welle.
  7. ^ "Ollanta Humala and wife detained in corruption probe". Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.


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