Ana García Carías Explained

Ana García Carías
Office:First Lady of Honduras
Term Label:In role
Term Start:27 January 2014
Term End:27 January 2022
President:Juan Orlando Hernández
Predecessor:Rosa Elena Bonilla
Successor:Manuel Zelaya
(as First Gentleman)
Birth Name:Ana Rosalinda García Carías
Birth Date:21 September 1968
Birth Place:Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Occupation:Lawyer
Spouse:Juan Orlando Hernández
Children:3
Alma Mater:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
Party:National Party of Honduras

Ana Rosalinda García Carías (born 21 September 1968) is a Honduran lawyer who was First Lady of Honduras from 2014 to 2022, as the wife of President Juan Orlando Hernández.[1]

Biography

Ana García Carías was born on 21 September 1968 in Tegucigalpa.[1] She is the second daughter of the upper middle class marriage between José Guillermo García and Carlota Carías. During her childhood she lived in Juticalpa, Olancho – her father's birthplace – and then returned to Tegucigalpa.[2]

At age 16 she graduated from the Sacred Heart Institute of Tegucigalpa. She studied at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, and graduated in 1991 with a degree in legal and social sciences with a focus in commercial law.[1] She completed a postgraduate degree in public administration at the University of Albany in 1995.[3] In 2002 she appeared before 15 magistrates to take her exam as a lawyer and notary, and was approved unanimously.[2]

On 3 February 1990, she married Juan Orlando Hernández. This union has produced three children.[4] Hernández has one daughter from a previous relationship.[3]

García Carías is a descendant on the maternal side of General Tiburcio Carías Andino, who was president of Honduras for the National Party from 1932 to 1936, and then remained in power through a dictatorial regime from 1936 to 1949 with the backing of the United States.[2]

Political career

Ana García Carías became First Lady of Honduras on 27 January 2014, following her husband Juan Orlando Hernández's victory in the presidential election on 24 November 2013. [5] [6]

Following her husband's conviction for drug trafficking in the United States in 2024, Garcia announced that she would run for President of Honduras in the 2025 elections and seek a nomination from the National Party.[7] In an interview with the Associated Press, she denied that her decision to run was an attempt to protect herself from prosecution, but that it was done to highlight the injustice done to her husband and an attempt to defend Honduras' image.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Ana García de Hernández, una mujer inteligente y solidaria . Ana García de Hernández, an Intelligent and Supportive Woman . Moncada . Gloria . . Spanish . 28 April 2014 . 3 November 2017.
  2. News: Su sangre lleva el azul de su partido . Her Blood Carries the Blues of Her Party . Mercado . Julissa . . Spanish . 7 April 2014 . 3 November 2017.
  3. News: ¿Quiénes son las dos anfitrionas de la Reina Letizia? . Who Are the Two Hostesses of Queen Letizia? . Madrigal . Juanjo . . Spanish . 26 May 2015 . 3 November 2017.
  4. Juan Orlando Hernández: La historia detrás del presidente electo de Honduras . Juan Orlando Hernández: The Story Behind the President-Elect of Honduras . Revista Estilo . Spanish . 9 January 2014 . 3 November 2017.
  5. Web site: Winner named in Honduras presidential vote; opposition vows protests . Shoichet . Catherine E. . . 28 November 2013 . 3 November 2017.
  6. Web site: Honduras election: Hernandez declared winner . . 28 November 2013 . 3 November 2017.
  7. Web site: Ex-Honduras first lady announces run for presidency days after husband’s drug trafficking conviction . . 12 March 2024 . 12 March 2024 .
  8. Web site: Honduras ex-first lady says presidential bid not meant to protect herself after husband’s conviction . . 15 March 2024 . 15 March 2024 .