Jacquin Strouss Lucena | |
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First Lady of Colombia | |
In role August 7, 1994 –August 7, 1998 | |
President | Ernesto Samper Pizano |
Preceded by | Ana Milena Muñoz |
Succeeded by | Nohra Puyana de Pastrana |
Personal details | |
Born | Jacquin Desiree Strouss Lucena February 22,1953 Medellín,Antioquia,Colombia |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Ernesto Samper Pizano (1979-present) |
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Profession | Economist |
Jacquin Desiree Strouss Lucena (born February 22, 1953) [1] is married to the 29th president of Colombia, Ernesto Samper Pizano, and served as First Lady of Colombia from 1994 to 1998. [2]
Jacquin Desiree was born on 22 February 1953 [1] to Herbert S. Strouss and María Inés Lucena. Her father was an American Special Forces pilot who perished in Laos during the Laotian Civil War when his aircraft was shot down while delivering supplies to American troops; she was 9 years old at the time. [3] She attended Colegio Nueva Granada in Bogotá where she finished her primary studies, and later graduated from Colegio La Asunción. [4] She is an alumnus of the Universidad de los Andes where she obtained a degree in Economics in 1976; [4] she later obtain a master's degree in History at Univerdidad de los Andes.
She was single and married Ernesto Samper Pizano on 16 June 1979. Ernesto and Jacquin have two children: Felipe and Miguel.
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