Barbara Richardson
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GovernorBill Richardson
Preceded byDenise Johnson
Succeeded byChuck Franco (First Gentleman)
BornBarbara Flavin
March 25, 1949
March 25, 1949
Gardner, Massachusetts, U.S.
Barbara Richardson | |
|---|---|
 Richardson in 2007 | |
| First Lady of New Mexico | |
| In role January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011 | |
| Governor | Bill Richardson |
| Preceded by | Denise Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Franco (First Gentleman) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barbara Flavin March 25, 1949 Gardner, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | Wheaton College (BA) |
Barbara Richardson (née Flavin; born March 25, 1949) is the former First Lady of New Mexico and widow of Bill Richardson, the 9th United States Secretary of Energy.
Barbara Flavin was born in Gardner, Massachusetts, March 25, 1949, the daughter of Evelyn Mary (née Kaplan) and John Francis Flavin.[1] She graduated magna cum laude from Wheaton College in 1971, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.[2]