Lilia Paredes
Lilia Ulcida Paredes Navarro (born 23 April 1973) is a Peruvian teacher, current First Lady of Peru, and the wife of President Pedro Castillo.[1] She and her children are evangelicals, while her husband is a Catholic.[2]
Lilia Paredes | |
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![]() Paredes in 2021 | |
First Lady of Peru | |
Current | |
Assumed role 28 July 2021 | |
President | Pedro Castillo |
Preceded by | Amanda Sagasti |
Personal details | |
Born | Tacabamba, Chota, Peru | 23 April 1973
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Government Palace |
Alma mater | César Vallejo University |
Profession | Teacher |
Biography
Lilia Paredes was born on April 23, 1973 in Tacabamba, a town in the province of Chota that belongs to the Cajamarca.
In addition to being a rural teacher with a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in Educational Psychology from the César Vallejo University, Paredes is also a weaver, artisan and rancher.
In 2000, Paredes married rural teacher Pedro Castillo, her partner since adolescence and with whom she has two illegitimate children, Arnol and Alondra. She also has a putative child, Yenifer, her younger sister, who was raised as another daughter by the couple upon the death of her mother.
She belongs to the Christian Church of the Nazarene, an evangelical congregation.
Before assuming the position of first lady and moving to Lima, Paredes lived in the town of Chugur, in the district of Anguía.
References
- PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (20 July 2021). "Lilia Paredes | Quién es la nueva primera dama del Perú | Pedro Castillo | iglesia cristiana | Perú Libre | elecciones 2021 | fiestas patrias | APTZ | SOMOS". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- "Students' struggles pushed Peru teacher to run for president". Associated Press. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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