Gladys Castillo

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Castillo, the second or maternal family name is Cardier, and, for married women, the optional marital name is de Lusinchi.
Gladys Castillo
First Lady of Venezuela
In office
February 2, 1984 – April 1988
PresidentJaime Lusinchi
Preceded byBetty Urdaneta
Succeeded byBlanca Rodríguez
Personal details
Born
Gladys Teresa Castillo Cardier

1922 or 1923
Died (aged 98)
Venezuela
Spouse
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(m. 1941; div. 1988)​
ChildrenFive
OccupationPediatrician

Gladys Teresa Castillo Cardier (14 July 1922 – 25 March 2021) was a Venezuelan pediatrician and social activist. She was the First Lady of Venezuela from 1984 until her divorce from President Jaime Lusinchi in 1988. Lusinchi's controversial divorce from First Lady Castillo, in favor of his mistress and private secretary Blanca Ibáñez, was a major public and political scandal during his presidency.[1][2]

  1. ^ R., Nahem (2021-03-26). "Gladys Castillo de Lusinchi: el adiós de la médica y ex primera dama". El Diario (Venezuela). Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  2. ^ Vinogradoff, Ludmila (1988-04-15). "La sentencia de divorcio de Lusinchi indigna a la Iglesia venezolana". El País. Archived from the original on 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-08-21.