Lorena Ponce de León Núñez (born 6 October 1976) is an Uruguayan landscape architect. She was the wife of Luis Lacalle Pou, who serves as the 42nd president of Uruguay.
Lorena Ponce de León | |
|---|---|
 Ponce de León in 2021 | |
| First Lady of Uruguay | |
| In role 1 March 2020 – 17 June 2024 Suspended: 22 May 2022 – 17 June 2024 | |
| President | Luis Lacalle Pou |
| Preceded by | María Auxiliadora Delgado (2019) |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lorena Ponce de León Núñez 6 October 1976 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Political party | National Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
Early life and education
editShe was born on 6 October 1976[1] in Montevideo, as the daughter of a Batllist mother and a father with little connection to politics.[2] She was raised in La Blanqueada, Montevideo, where she lived until being 9 years old, and then she moved with her parents to Carrasco. She attended the German School and the Scuola Italiana.[3]
She graduated from Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the Universidad de la Empresa with a Forest Technician degree. She also studied Forest Technician at the Professor Julio Muñoz School of Gardening.[3] She graduated from the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the Universidad de la Empresa as a Forestry Technician and studied Forestry Technician at the School of Gardening Prof. Julio E. Muñoz.[4]
Jobs in Uruguay
editSembrando Program
editIn March 2020, she launched Sembrando, a program that aims to support entrepreneurs after the health crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.[5] The program makes it possible to consult with experts in the area and helps to connect entrepreneurs with institutions related to the topic of their entrepreneurship.[6][7] She herself reported on April 7 that 1,460 people had signed up.[8]
Personal life
editPonce de León is a hockey player.[2] In November 1989, Ponce de León met with Luis Lacalle Pou at a youth gathering to celebrate the victory of Lacalle Pou's father Luis Lacalle Herrera as President of Uruguay.[2] Ten years later, they met again and began dating.[9] They were married in 2000, in a service conducted by Daniel Sturla in the Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral.[10] Together, they have three children: Luis Alberto, Violeta and Manuel. Luis and Violeta are the first twins born by IVF in Uruguay.[2]
On 6 May 2022, she announced the separation from her husband.[11][12] The couple divorced in June 2024.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Luis Lacalle Pou al Frente Amplio: "No vale cambiar porque hay olor a urna y fracaso"". 2019.com.uy (in Spanish). 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ a b c d Observador, El. "Lorena Ponce de León, una primera dama a la que su esposo le contagió la militancia". El Observador. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ a b El País (28 November 2019). "Confesiones de la futura primera dama: "Me imagino recorriendo el país y siendo un nexo"" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ "Confesiones de la futura primera dama: "Me imagino recorriendo el país y siendo un nexo" - Información - 28/11/2019 - EL PAÍS Uruguay". 2022-05-06. Archived from the original on 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ "Lorena Ponce de León implusó un programa para ayudar a emprendedores". 970 Universal (in Spanish). 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ ElPais (30 March 2020). "Lorena Ponce de León lanza programa para asistir a emprendedores afectados por COVID-19". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ "El proyecto para potenciar emprendedores de Lorena Ponce de León lanza consultas con expertos en línea". Teledoce.com (in Spanish). 30 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ ElPais (8 April 2020). "Plan a emprendedores de "Loli" reunió 1.460 personas; "hasta una cantante de cumbia nos llamó", contó". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ "The possible First Ladies of Uruguay". YouTube.
- ^ Observador, El. "El vínculo Lacalle-Sturla y la nueva visibilidad de la Iglesia Católica". El Observador. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ "Uruguayan president and wife to separate, local media reports". MercoPress. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ "El presidente de Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, se separó de su esposa Lorena Ponce de León". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ "Luis Lacalle Pou y Lorena Ponce de León culminaron proceso judicial y ya están oficialmente divorciados". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2024-06-18.