María Clemencia de Santos
First Lady of Colombia from 2010 to 2018
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María Clemencia "Tutina" Rodríguez de Santos (née Rodríguez Múnera, 13 November 1955[1]) is a Colombian graphic designer who served as first lady of Colombia from 2010 to 2018 as the wife of President Juan Manuel Santos. Rodríguez de Santos is the second first lady to serve two consecutive terms after Lina Moreno de Uribe.
28 December 1955
María Clemencia de Santos | |
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Rodríguez de Santos in January 2014 | |
| First Lady of Colombia | |
| In role 7 August 2010 – 7 August 2018 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Preceded by | Lina Moreno de Uribe |
| Succeeded by | María Juliana Ruiz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | María Clemencia Rodríguez Múnera 28 December 1955 Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia |
| Party | Union Party for the People |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Santos family |
| Profession | Graphic Designer |
Rodríguez de Santos -or also "Tutina" as she is affectionately known-, was characterized by her glamour, sobriety and elegance; being one of the most influential fashion icons in Colombia. During her eight years as the first lady, she made numerous trips humanitarian throughout Colombia.[2]
Personal life
María Clemencia de Santos was born on 13 November 1955 in Bucaramanga, Santander[1] to Jorge Rodríguez Rodríguez and his wife Cecilia Múnera Cambas. She is the sixth of eight children.[3]
In 1982 she married Christian Toro Ibler, a respected and well known Colombian publicist. The Roman Catholic ceremony took place at the Church of Our Lady of the Waters in Bogotá, and was officiated by Fr Jesús Adán Londoño Rodas. It was attended by, among others, the then-President Belisario Betancur Cuartas and First Lady Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepes who were not only the guests of honour, but also the godparents of the couple for the ceremony.[4][5] The couple divorced shortly after.
In 1987 she married Juan Manuel Santos -then Deputy Director of El Tiempo-; this time in a civil ceremony.[6]
Honours
Foreign honours
Portugal:
- Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (13 November 2017)
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (14 November 2012)
Spain: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (27 February 2015)[7]
Dynastic honours
Two Sicilian Royal Family: Dame Grand Cross of the Two Sicilian Royal Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George, Special Class (7 June 2013)[8]
