Nadine Herediaso Picasso | |
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Nadine Heredia in 2011
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First Lady of Peru | |
In office July 28, 2011 – July 28, 2016 |
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President | Ollanta Humala |
Preceded by | Pilar Nores de García |
Succeeded by | Nancy Lange Kuczynski |
President of the Peruvian Nationalist Party | |
In office December 30, 2013 – 26 August 2016 |
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Preceded by | Alan Garcia |
Succeeded by | Ollanta Humala |
Personal details | |
Born |
Lima, Peru |
25 May 1976
Political party | Peruvian Nationalist Party |
Spouse(s) | Ollanta Humala (1999–present) |
Children | Illariy Nayra Samin |
Nadine Heredia Alarcón de Humala (born May 25, 1976 Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian politician. The wife of the ex President of Peru, Ollanta Humala, she has served as the First Lady of Peru from 2011, until 2016. The President of the Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP), which formed the Peru Wins electoral alliance in 2011, Heredia is seen as a highly influential figure in Peruvian politics. She has headed the PNP since December 2013.
Both Heredia and her husband had parents who raised them in Quechua-speaking households as children.
She collaborated in the establishment of the Peruvian Nationalist Party, which she currently presides.
As of 2017, Peruvian justice is investigating her for serious cases of corruption, usurpation of power and money laundering. The funds were allegedly used to finance President Ollanta Humala's election campaign.