María Auxiliadora Delgado
María Auxiliadora Delgado San Martín (11 March 1937 – 31 July 2019) was an Uruguayan civil servant and health activist. She was the wife of President Tabaré Vázquez. She was First Lady of Uruguay from 2005 to 2010 and again from 1 March 2015 until her death on 31 July 2019.
María Auxiliadora Delgado | |
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| First Lady of Uruguay | |
| In office 1 March 2015 – 31 July 2019 | |
| President | Tabaré Vázquez |
| Preceded by | Lucía Topolansky |
| In role 1 March 2005 – 2 March 2010 | |
| President | Tabaré Vázquez |
| Preceded by | Mercedes Menafra |
| Succeeded by | Lucía Topolansky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | María Auxiliadora Delgado San Martín 11 March 1937 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Died | 31 July 2019 (aged 82) Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Spouse(s) | Tabaré Vázquez (m. 1968) |
| Children | 4 |
Auxiliadora met her husband, Tabaré Vázquez, when he was just 16 years old, and she was 19 years old.[1] She worked for the Caja de Jubilaciones y Pensiones (Pension Fund) for 32 years before her retirement.[1]
Auxiliadora Delgado died of a heart attack on 31 July 2019 in Montevideo at the age of 82.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "María Auxiliadora no se muestra pero se deja ver". El País. 2014-10-25. http://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/maria-auxiliadora-no-se-muestra.html. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
- ↑ Falleció esposa del presidente Vázquez. 2019-07-31. https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/politica/fallecio-esposa-presidente-tabare-vazquez.html.