Marta Linares de Martinelli

Marta Linares de Martinelli
First Lady of Panama
In office July 1, 2009 – July 1, 2014
Preceded by	Vivian Fernández
Succeeded by	Lorena Castillo
Personal details
Born	Marta Linares September 2, 1956 Panama City, Panama
Spouse(s)	Ricardo Martinelli
Children	Ricardo Alberto Luis Enrique Carolina Isabel

Marta Linares de Martinelli (born Marta Linares on September 2, 1956) became the First Lady of Panama on July 1, 2009, when her husband, supermarket magnate, 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 lost.

Linares was born in Panama City, Panama. She earned a Bachelor's degree in commerce in the US, at Saint Mary of the Woods College in Indiana. She later studied insurance brokerage at the University of Panama. In 1978, she married supermarket chain owner Ricardo Martinelli, with whom she had three children: Ricardo Alberto, Luis Enrique, and Carolina Elizabeth.^[1]

Honours

•  Italy
  • Two Sicilian Royal Family: Dame Grand Cross of Merit of the Two Sicilian Royal Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George^[2]

References

1. "Ricardo Martinelli". Telemetro. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
2. http://www.constantinian.org.uk/president-and-first-lady-of-panama-honoured-by-constantinian-order-at-london-ceremony/

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