Sandra Torres
Sandra Julieta Torres Casanova (born 5 October 1955) is a Guatemalan politician. She was First Lady of Guatemala from 2008 to 2011. She was an unsuccessful candidate for president in 2015, 2019 and 2023.
Sandra Torres | |
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| Secretary General of the National Unity of Hope | |
| In office 20 May 2012 – 31 August 2021 | |
| First Lady of Guatemala | |
| In role 14 January 2008 – 7 April 2011 | |
| President | Álvaro Colom |
| Preceded by | Wendy de Berger |
| Succeeded by | Rosa Leal de Pérez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sandra Julieta Torres Casanova 5 October 1955 (aged 70) Melchor de Mencos, Guatemala |
| Political party | National Unity of Hope |
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| Education | University of San Carlos of Guatemala Rafael Landívar University |
Torres was married to Álvaro Colom from 2002 until they divorced in 2011.
In September 2019, she was arrested at her home on charges of violating campaign finance rules.[1]
References
- ↑ "Guatemala arrests former presidential candidate on eve of U.N...." (in en). Reuters. 2019-09-02. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20191214020857/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-guatemala-corruption-idUSKCN1VN1IX. Retrieved 2019-09-03.