First Lady of the Dominican Republic explained
Post: | First Lady of the Dominican Republic |
Flagsize: | 130 |
Flagcaption: | Seal of the First Lady |
Incumbent: | Raquel Arbaje |
Incumbentsince: | August 16, 2020 |
Residence: | National Palace |
Inaugural: | Micaela Antonia de Rivera de Soto |
Native Name: | Primera dama de la República Dominicana |
The First Lady of the Dominican Republic the title referring to the wife, or designee, of the president of the Dominican Republic.[1] [2] [3] [4] The official government Office of the First Lady was created by Decree 741-00 on September 10, 2000.[2]
The position of first lady is not a politically-mandated office, and the first lady plays no official role in the government of the Dominican Republic.[5] However, like many other spouses of heads of state and of government, the first lady of the Dominican Republic is a public figure who often contributes to philanthropic causes and acts as an unofficial representative for the head of state.[6] There is a government-funded Office of the First Lady, with a staff.[7]
Raquel Arbaje became the first lady on the election of her husband, Luis Abinader, as president in 2020.[7]
Notes and References
- News: Celeste. Perez . Mujeres de poder: un recorrido por la historia de las primeras damas de la República . . 2020-08-26 . 2021-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210228131725/https://listindiario.com/la-republica/2020/08/26/632552/mujeres-de-poder-un-recorrido-por-la-historia-de-las-primeras-damas-de-la-republica . 2021-02-28 . live.
- News: Celeste. Perez . ¿Qué es y cómo funciona el Despacho de la Primera Dama? . . 2020-07-08 . 2021-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210228071337/https://listindiario.com/las-sociales/2020/07/08/625388/que-es-y-como-funciona-el-despacho-de-la-primera-dama . 2021-02-28 . live.
- News: Natali . Faxas . Las primeras damas, entre logros y críticas . . 2014-10-03 . 2021-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210812041741/https://www.elcaribe.com.do/sin-categoria/las-primeras-damas-entre-logros-criticas/ . 2021-08-12 . live.
- News: Naya . Despradel . Primeras damas dominicanas 1963-1988 . El Caribe (Dominican Republic) . 2015-03-07 . 2021-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210813123036/https://www.elcaribe.com.do/sin-categoria/primeras-damas-dominicanas-19631988/ . 2021-08-13 . live.
- Web site: Dominican Republic: Constitutions. pdba.georgetown.edu. 2019-08-30.
- Web site: First lady of the Dominican Republic and MESCYT allocate 500 scholarships to exemplary students. 2014-12-12. Dominican Republic. en-US. 2019-08-30.
- News: First Lady of DR, Raquel Arbaje: 'a voice for those who have not had a voice' . . 2020-08-18 . 2021-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210302195153/https://dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2020/08/18/first-lady-of-dr-raquel-arbaje-a-voice-for-those-who-have-not-had-a-voice/ . 2021-03-02 . live.