Second Lady of Guatemala

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Spouse of Vice President of Guatemala
Esposa del Vicepresidente de Guatemala
Incumbent
Vacant
since January 15, 2024
Style Spouse of the Vice President of Guatemala
(official)
Her Excellency
(diplomatic, outside Guatemala)
Residence Guatemalan National Palace
Inaugural holderCarmen Milla Valenzuela
FormationJuly 1, 1966 (1966-07-01)

The Second Lady of Guatemala, or simply the Wife of the Vice President of Guatemala or Spouse of the Vice President of Guatemala, is a protocolary title given to the spouse of the Vice President of Guatemala. The title is currently held by Ana Lisette Arriaga, wife of Guillermo Castillo Reyes since January 14, 2020.

Contents

1966 onwards

SpouseTerm startTerm endVice President
Carmen Milla Valenzuela1 July 19661 July 1970 Clemente Marroquín Rojas
Mercedes García-Salas Monroy1 July 19701 July 1974 Eduardo Rafael Cáceres Lenhoff
Eloísa Madrazo Revuelta1 July 19741 July 1978 Mario Augusto Sandoval Alarcón
Pierangela Vercesi Yalleani1 July 197812 September 1980 Francisco Villagrán Kramer
Berta Rosales Flores12 September 198023 March 1982 Óscar Mendoza Azurdia
Mercedes Blanco y Verdugo14 January 198614 January 1991 Roberto Carpio Nicolle
Thelma Judith Pinto Mazariegos14 January 19911 June 1993 Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero
Esther Castañeda Castañeda18 June 199314 January 1996 Arturo Herbruger Asturias
Claudia Cabarrús Doninelli14 January 199614 January 2000 Luis Alberto Flores Asturias
Iliana Lotte Wyld Berg14 January 200014 January 2004 Juan Francisco Reyes López
Myrna Coronado Brolo14 January 200414 January 2008 Eduardo Stein Barillas
Ilse Magalia Álvarez14 January 200814 January 2012 José Rafael Espada
Mariano Paz14 January 20128 May 2015 Roxana Baldetti
Vacant8 May 201514 May 2015Vacant
Ana Fagianni 14 May 20153 September 2015 Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre
Vacant3 September 201516 September 2015Vacant
Sandra Rosales16 September 201514 January 2016 Juan Alfonso Fuentes Soria [1]
Elizabeth Cortéz14 January 201614 January 2020 Jafeth Cabrera
Ana Lisette Arriaga14 January 202014 January 2024 Guillermo Castillo Reyes
Vacant15 January 2024Present Karin Herrera

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    References

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