Evelyn Morataya

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morataya and the second or maternal family name is Marroquín.
Evelyn Morataya
Official portrait
First Lady of Guatemala
In role
14 January 2000 – 14 January 2004
PresidentAlfonso Portillo
Preceded byPatricia Escobar
Succeeded byWendy Widmann
Member of the Congress of Guatemala
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 January 2020
ConstituencyNational List
Personal details
Born
Evelyn Morataya

(1972-08-22) 22 August 1972 (age 52)
Political partyVision with Values (2022–2023)
SpouseAlfonso Portillo
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Evelyn Oddeth Morataya Marroquín (born 22 August 1972) is a Guatemalan politician and activist who served as the first lady of Guatemala from 2000 to 2004, as the wife of President Alfonso Portillo. She became First Lady when she was 28 years old, being one of the youngest First Ladies in the history of Guatemala.[1][2]

Morataya accompanied her husband to many state visits, highlighting the visit that Portillo and Morataya made to the Emperors of Japan in 2003 and the 11th Ibero-American Summit held in 2001.[3][4][5][6]

After the government of Alfonso Portillo and accusations of corruption that were made against him, Morataya and Portillo divorced. Upon the return of Portillo in 2015 to Guatemala after serving a sentence in the United States, Morataya announced that she would seek to be a candidate for deputy for the political party Todos. A few days later she declined the candidacy.[7][8]

  1. ^ "se busca Primera Dama, no es necesaria experiencia". Republica. 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  2. ^ "Evelyn Morataya habla de los escenarios que podría enfrentar Portillo".
  3. ^ "Así vivieron las primeras damas la XI Cumbre de Estado". www.hola.com.
  4. ^ "Portillo apoyará candidatura de Evelyn Morataya". 28 February 2015.
  5. ^ "MOFA: Visit to Japan by President Alfonso Portillo of the Republic of Guatemala". www.mofa.go.jp.
  6. ^ "Relaciones Bilaterales   RELACIO". www.gt.emb-japan.go.jp.
  7. ^ ""Alfonso Portillo es un hombre distinto", según su esposa - La Prensa". 15 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Exesposa de Portillo renuncia competir por una diputación". 10 June 2015.