Sandra Torres
Appearance
Sandra Torres | |
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Secretary General of the National Unity of Hope | |
In office 20 May 2012 – 31 August 2021 | |
First Lady of Guatemala | |
In role 14 January 2008 – 7 April 2011 | |
President | Álvaro Colom |
Preceded by | Wendy de Berger |
Succeeded by | Rosa Leal de Pérez |
Personal details | |
Born | Sandra Julieta Torres Casanova 5 October 1955 Melchor de Mencos, Guatemala |
Political party | National Unity of Hope |
Spouse(s) | |
Education | University of San Carlos of Guatemala Rafael Landívar University |
Sandra Julieta Torres Casanova (born 5 October 1955) is a Guatemalan politician. She was First Lady of Guatemala from 2008 to 2011. She was an unsuccessful candidate for president in 2015, 2019 and 2023.
Torres was married to Álvaro Colom from 2002 until they divorced in 2011.
In September 2019, she was arrested at her home on charges of violating campaign finance rules.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Guatemala arrests former presidential candidate on eve of U.N..." Reuters. 2019-09-02. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2019-09-03.