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| name = Irina Karamanos
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| caption = Official portrait, 2022
| caption = Official portrait, 2022
| office = [[First Lady of Chile]]
| office = [[First Lady of Chile]]
| status = Current
| term_label = In role
| term_label = Assumed role
| term_start = 11 March 2022
| term_start = 11 March 2022
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| term_end = 16 November 2023
| predecessor = [[Cecilia Morel]]
| predecessor = [[Cecilia Morel]]
| successor =
| successor = ''Vacant''
| president = [[Gabriel Boric]]
| president = [[Gabriel Boric]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|10|29}}<ref name=Gob>{{cite web|url=https://www.gob.cl/instituciones/irinakaramanos/|title=Irina Karamanos|work=Government of Chile}}</ref>
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| birth_place = [[Santiago]], [[Chile]]
| birth_place = [[Santiago]], Chile
| party = [[Social Convergence]]
| party = [[Social Convergence]]
| otherparty = [[Autonomist Movement]]<br/> (2016–2019)
| otherparty = [[Autonomist Movement]]<br/>(2016–2019)
| partner = [[Gabriel Boric]]<br>(2019–present)
| partner = [[Gabriel Boric]]<br/>(2019–2023)
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'''Irina Sabine Alice Karamanos Adrian''' (born 29 October 1989) is a [[Chile|Chilean]] anthropologist and political scientist.{{fact|date=April 2022}} She is the [[Domestic partnership|domestic partner]] of [[Gabriel Boric]], the 36th [[President of Chile]], who was inaugurated on 11 March 2022, so she took the role of [[First Lady of Chile|First Lady of Chile]] and Director of the Sociocultural Area of the Presidency.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/internacional/2022-01-20/irina-karamanos-una-nueva-primera-dama-para-un-nuevo-chile.html|title=Irina Karamanos, una nueva primera dama para un nuevo Chile|last=Montes|first=Rocío|date=|website=[[El País]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=19 January 2022|access-date=20 January 2022|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Buenos Aires Times {{!}} Chile's first lady elect to give role feminist makeover|url=https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/latin-america/chiles-first-lady-elect-to-give-role-feminist-makeover.phtml|access-date=2022-01-21|website=www.batimes.com.ar}}</ref>
'''Irina Sabine Alice Karamanos Adrian''' (born 29 October 1989) is a Chilean social science professional. She was the [[Domestic partnership|domestic partner]] of [[Gabriel Boric]], who was inaugurated as [[President of Chile]] on 11 March 2022. As a result, she assumed the roles of [[First Lady of Chile]] and Director of the Sociocultural Area of the Presidency.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/internacional/2022-01-20/irina-karamanos-una-nueva-primera-dama-para-un-nuevo-chile.html|title=Irina Karamanos, una nueva primera dama para un nuevo Chile|last=Montes|first=Rocío|date=|website=[[El País]]|access-date=20 January 2022|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Buenos Aires Times {{!}} Chile's first lady elect to give role feminist makeover|url=https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/latin-america/chiles-first-lady-elect-to-give-role-feminist-makeover.phtml|access-date=2022-01-21|website=www.batimes.com.ar}}</ref> She holds a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology and Education Sciences from the [[University of Heidelberg]].


== Politics ==
== Politics ==
Karamanos leads the Feminist Front of her political party, Social Convergence. Initially, both she and Boric opposed the existence of the First Lady role, with Karamanos stating "I think it is a role we need to rethink because we live in different times and a lot has changed. We need to rethink the power and the relationships that emerge from it."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Chrysopolous|first=Philip|date=2021-12-20|title=Irina Karamanos: The Greek Partner of Chile's New President Gabriel Boric|url=https://greekreporter.com/2021/12/20/irina-karamanos-chile-president-boric-greek-partner/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-23|website=GreekReporter.com|language=en-US}}</ref> However, Karamanos later stated that, after reflecting on the decision for several weeks, she would take the role and reform it, and she would focus on transgender issues and child migration.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-18|title=Chile's first lady elect to give role feminist makeover|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220118-chile-s-first-lady-elect-to-give-role-feminist-makeover|access-date=2022-01-23|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref> The decision to take the role, and preserve the existence of the role of first lady, received both pushback and support from leaders of various feminist groups in Chile.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-21|title=Partner of Chile's president-elect draws feminist ire over first lady role|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220121-partner-of-chile-s-president-elect-draws-feminist-ire-over-first-lady-role|access-date=2022-01-23|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref>
Karamanos is an influential figure in her political party, [[Social Convergence]], where she leads the Feminist Front. Initially, both she and Boric opposed the existence of the First Lady role, with Karamanos stating that it needed to be rethought to reflect the changing times and power dynamics.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Chrysopolous|first=Philip|date=2021-12-20|title=Irina Karamanos: The Greek Partner of Chile's New President Gabriel Boric|url=https://greekreporter.com/2021/12/20/irina-karamanos-chile-president-boric-greek-partner/|access-date=2022-01-23|website=GreekReporter.com|language=en-US}}</ref> However, after reflecting on the decision for several weeks, Karamanos decided to take on the role and reform it. She expressed her intention to focus on issues related to transgender rights and child migration.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-18|title=Chile's first lady elect to give role feminist makeover|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220118-chile-s-first-lady-elect-to-give-role-feminist-makeover|access-date=2022-01-23|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref> The decision to assume the role and preserve its existence was met with both support and pushback from various feminist groups in Chile.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-21|title=Partner of Chile's president-elect draws feminist ire over first lady role|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220121-partner-of-chile-s-president-elect-draws-feminist-ire-over-first-lady-role|access-date=2022-01-23|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref>

Boric and Karamanos announced the end of their relationship in November 2023.<ref>{{Cite instagram|postid=CztpDLIOGQf|last=Boric|first=Gabriel|user=gabrielboric|date=2023-11-16|accessdate=2023-11-16|title=Irina es una mujer extraordinaria, en todas las dimensiones en que se puede entender a una persona. De una curiosidad infinita por los misterios de la vida porque sobre todo tiene ganas de vivirla. Es generosa como nadie, tenga poco o mucho, siempre va a compartir porque (...)}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Karamanos was born to schoolteacher Jorge Karamanos Elfteriu, who was also a Greek community leader in Santiago, Chile, during the 1980s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Chrysopolous|first=Philip|date=2021-12-20|title=Irina Karamanos: The Greek Partner of Chile's New President Gabriel Boric|url=https://greekreporter.com/2021/12/20/irina-karamanos-chile-president-boric-greek-partner/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-23|website=GreekReporter.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Her mother, Sabine Adrian Gierke, is a German-to-Spanish translator born in Uruguay.<ref name=Gob/> Her paternal grandparents were born in [[Kymi, Greece]] and her maternal grandparents were born in Germany. She speaks Spanish, Greek, English and German.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-25|title="First Lady" Irina Karamanos Speaks Of Her Greek Roots, Says "Chile Need A Feminist Conception Of Politics"|url=https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/12/25/irina-karamanos-chile-greece/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-23|website=Greek City Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
Karamanos was born to schoolteacher Jorge Karamanos Eleftheriu, who was a Greek community leader in Santiago, Chile during the 1980s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Chrysopolous|first=Philip|date=2021-12-20|title=Irina Karamanos: The Greek Partner of Chile's New President Gabriel Boric|url=https://greekreporter.com/2021/12/20/irina-karamanos-chile-president-boric-greek-partner/|access-date=2022-01-23|website=GreekReporter.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Her mother, Sabine Adrian Gierke, is a German-to-Spanish translator born in Uruguay.<ref name=Gob/> Her paternal grandparents were born in [[Kymi, Greece]] and her maternal grandparents were born in Germany. She is fluent in Spanish, Greek, English and German.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-25|title="First Lady" Irina Karamanos Speaks Of Her Greek Roots, Says "Chile Need A Feminist Conception Of Politics"|url=https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/12/25/irina-karamanos-chile-greece/|access-date=2022-01-23|website=Greek City Times|language=en-US}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 18:16, 10 November 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Karamanos and the second or maternal family name is Adrian.

Irina Karamanos
Official portrait, 2022
First Lady of Chile
In role
11 March 2022 – 16 November 2023
PresidentGabriel Boric
Preceded byCecilia Morel
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
Born (1989-10-29) 29 October 1989 (age 35)[1]
Santiago, Chile
Political partySocial Convergence
Other political
affiliations		Autonomist Movement
(2016–2019)
Domestic partner(s)Gabriel Boric
(2019–2023)
EducationHeidelberg University
University of Chile

Irina Sabine Alice Karamanos Adrian (born 29 October 1989) is a Chilean social science professional. She was the domestic partner of Gabriel Boric, who was inaugurated as President of Chile on 11 March 2022. As a result, she assumed the roles of First Lady of Chile and Director of the Sociocultural Area of the Presidency.[2][3] She holds a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology and Education Sciences from the University of Heidelberg.

Politics

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Karamanos is an influential figure in her political party, Social Convergence, where she leads the Feminist Front. Initially, both she and Boric opposed the existence of the First Lady role, with Karamanos stating that it needed to be rethought to reflect the changing times and power dynamics.[4] However, after reflecting on the decision for several weeks, Karamanos decided to take on the role and reform it. She expressed her intention to focus on issues related to transgender rights and child migration.[5] The decision to assume the role and preserve its existence was met with both support and pushback from various feminist groups in Chile.[6]

Boric and Karamanos announced the end of their relationship in November 2023.[7]

Personal life

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Karamanos was born to schoolteacher Jorge Karamanos Eleftheriu, who was a Greek community leader in Santiago, Chile during the 1980s.[4] Her mother, Sabine Adrian Gierke, is a German-to-Spanish translator born in Uruguay.[1] Her paternal grandparents were born in Kymi, Greece and her maternal grandparents were born in Germany. She is fluent in Spanish, Greek, English and German.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Irina Karamanos". Government of Chile.
  2. ^ Montes, Rocío. "Irina Karamanos, una nueva primera dama para un nuevo Chile". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Buenos Aires Times | Chile's first lady elect to give role feminist makeover". www.batimes.com.ar. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b Chrysopolous, Philip (20 December 2021). "Irina Karamanos: The Greek Partner of Chile's New President Gabriel Boric". GreekReporter.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Chile's first lady elect to give role feminist makeover". France 24. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Partner of Chile's president-elect draws feminist ire over first lady role". France 24. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  7. ^ Boric, Gabriel [@gabrielboric] (16 November 2023). "Irina es una mujer extraordinaria, en todas las dimensiones en que se puede entender a una persona. De una curiosidad infinita por los misterios de la vida porque sobre todo tiene ganas de vivirla. Es generosa como nadie, tenga poco o mucho, siempre va a compartir porque (...)". Retrieved 16 November 2023 – via Instagram.
  8. ^ ""First Lady" Irina Karamanos Speaks Of Her Greek Roots, Says "Chile Need A Feminist Conception Of Politics"". Greek City Times. 25 December 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
Honorary titles
Preceded by First Lady of Chile
2022–2023 		Vacant
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