Sandra Torres

Sandra Torres
Torres in 2019
General Secretary 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
PresidentÁlvaro Colom
Preceded byWendy de Berger
Succeeded byRosa Leal de Pérez
Personal details
Born
Sandra Julieta Torres Casanova

(1955-10-05) 5 October 1955 (age 69)
Melchor de Mencos, Petén, Guatemala
Political partyNational Unity of Hope
Other political
affiliations
Authentic Integral Development (1993–2000)
Spouse
(m. 2002; div. 2011)
ChildrenNadia de León Torres (daughter)
EducationUniversity of San Carlos of Guatemala (BA)
Rafael Landívar University (MPP)

Sandra Julieta Torres Casanova (locally ['sandɾa xu'ljeta 'tores kasa'noβa]; born 5 October 1955) is a Guatemalan politician who served as the first lady of Guatemala from 2008 to 2011, as the wife of president Álvaro Colom. As the candidate of the National Unity of Hope party, Torres ran for president in 2015, 2019 and 2023, coming in second place in each election.