María Clemencia de Santos

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez, the second or maternal family name is Múnera, and, for married women, the optional marital name is de Santos.
María Clemencia de Santos
Rodríguez de Santos in January 2014
First Lady of Colombia
In role
7 August 2010 (2010-08-07) – 7 August 2018 (2018-08-07)
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos
Preceded byLina Moreno de Uribe
Succeeded byMaría Juliana Ruiz
Personal details
Born
María Clemencia Rodríguez Múnera

(1955-11-13) 13 November 1955 (age 69)
Bucaramanga, Colombia
Political partyParty of the U (2005-present)
Spouses
  • Christian Toro Ibler (1982-1985)
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(m. 1987)​
Children
  • Martín Santos Rodríguez
  • María Antonia Santos Rodríguez
  • Esteban Santos Rodríguez
Relatives
Residence(s)Washington, D.C., U.S.
ProfessionGraphic Designer

María Clemecia "Tutina" Rodríguez de Santos (née Rodríguez Múnera, 13 November 1955[1]) is a Colombian socialité and graphic designer. As the wife of the 32nd President Juan Manuel Santos, María Clemencia served from 2010 to 2018 as the First Lady of Colombia; being the third wife of a Colombian president to serve for two periods (eight years) consecutively.

Rodriguez 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

Dynastic honours

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Arias, Andrés (7 February 2012). "María Clemencia Rodríguez de Santos: 'Quisiera tener una varita mágica para solucionar los problemas de la gente'" [María Clemencia Rodríguez de Santos: 'I wish I had a magic wand to solve people's problems']. Credencial (in Spanish) (311). Bogotá. ISSN 0121-7526. OCLC 39237275. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Usuarios califican a Tutina como icono de la moda que marcó la Casa de Nariño [FOTOS]". 8 August 2018.
  3. ^ Vengoechea, Alejandra de (4 July 2010). "Un Susurro Para Santos" [A Whisper For Santos]. ABC (in Spanish). Bogotá. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Bogotá Social". El Tiempo (in Spanish): 103 (3D). 11 December 1982. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Bogotá Social". El Tiempo (in Spanish): 55 (4B). 14 December 1982. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Una vida en fotos" [A Life on Photos]. Semana (in Spanish). 21 June 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Real Decreto 131/2015, de 27 de febrero, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica a la señora María Clemencia Rodríguez de Santos" (PDF). boe.es (in Spanish). 28 February 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Colombia's President Santos honoured for peace building at London ceremony - Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George".
Honorary titles
Preceded by First Lady of Colombia
2010–2018 		Succeeded by


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