Imelda Marcos

Imelda Marcos (born Imelda Remedios Visitacion Romualdez on July 2, 1929) is a Filipino government person and widow of 10th Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. Her nicknames are Steel Butterfly and Iron Butterfly. Her son, Bongbong Marcos, is the President of the Philippines since 2022.

Her Excellency The Honourable Imelda Marcos
Member of the House of Representatives from Ilocos Norte's 2nd district
In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019
Preceded by	Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Succeeded by	Eugenio Angelo Barba
Member of the House of Representatives from Leyte's 1st district
In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 1998
Preceded by	Cirilo Roy G. Montejo
Succeeded by	Alfred S. Romuáldez
10th First Lady of the Philippines
In office December 30, 1965 – February 25, 1986
Preceded by	Eva Macapagal
Succeeded by	Amelita Ramos
Member of Parliament for Region IV-A
In office June 12, 1978 – June 5, 1984
Governor of Manila
In office 1976 – February 25, 1986
Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary
In office 1978–1986
Minister of Human Settlements
In office 1978–1986
Personal details
Born	Imelda Remedios Visitacion Trinidad Romuáldez (1929-07-02) July 2, 1929 Manila, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	Nacionalista Party (2009–present) Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (1978–present)
Spouse(s)	Ferdinand Marcos (m. 1954–1989, his death)
Children	Imee Marcos Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Irene Marcos-Araneta Aimee Marcos
Alma mater	St. Paul's College

She is remembered both for her husband's presidential time, and because of her collection of 1,060 pairs of shoes. In 2001, Imelda opened the Marikina City Footwear Museum in the shoe-making district of Manila. The museum includes hundreds of her own shoes.

On 9 November 2018, Marcos was convicted and sentenced to 77 years in prison on corruption charges in a court proceeding that lasted twenty-seven years.

First lady

More than five years after her husband became president, he stopped elections and gained more control. He stopped all that challenged him by scaring them. Imelda also gained power and became a government person up to 1986 when her husband's president time ended after the people removed him from power using peaceful actions.

Later life

They went to Hawaii and her husband died there. Imelda came back five years later to try to become president but lost. Later, she tried other government jobs and won in two areas as a member representing them in the Philippines law-making building. Imelda has represented three areas (Manila, Leyte, Ilocos Norte) in the Philippines law-making building.

Imelda Marcos Media

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  Imelda Marcos in 1953

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  Imelda Romualdez-Marcos with former President Ferdinand Marcos and family during the 1965 inauguration

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  Imelda Marcos at the Bataan Death March Memorial

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  Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos with Lyndon B. and Lady Bird Johnson at the White House, 1966

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  Richard and Pat Nixon with the Marcos family in Manila, 1969

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  The Marcoses at a ceremony in 1979

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  The Marcoses with President Reagan, 1982

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  Imelda Marcos; 060222-N-4772B-100 Guinsahugon Village, Republic of the Philippines (Feb. 22, 2006) - Wife of late Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Imelda Marcos, prays near the site of a devastating landslide that struck southern Leyte on Feb. 17, 2006. Sailors and Marines from the Forward Deployed Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) with elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Joint Task Force (JTF) Balikatan and the USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) arrived off the coast of Leyte Feb.

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  A pair of shoes from Marcos's infamous collection

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  Imelda Marcos features prominently in protest art displayed in the lobby of the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Museum, which documents the events of the Marcos Dictatorship and "honors the heroes and martyrs that fought the regime".