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Lorena Castillo de Varela
First Lady of Panama
Assumed office
July 1, 2014
PresidentJuan Carlos Varela
Preceded byMarta Linares de Martinelli
Personal details
Born (1968-07-31) July 31, 1968 (age 56)
Panama City, Panama
Political partyPanameñista Party
SpouseJuan Carlos Varela (m. 1992)
ChildrenGian Carlo
Adrian
Stefan
ProfessionJournalist
politician

Lorena Castillo García de Varela (born July 31, 1968) is a Panamanian journalist and politician. She has served as the First Lady of Panama since July 1, 2014, during the tenure of her husband, President Juan Carlos Varela.

Biography

Castillo was born on July 31, 1968, in Panama City to parents, Manuel J. Castillo and Moty Garcia.[1] She married Juan Carlos Varela in 1992, with whom she has three children – Gian Carlo, Adrian and Stefan.[1]

Castillo attended the Flint Hill School in Oakton, Virginia in the United States. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the Latin American University of Science and Technology (ULACIT).[1] She worked as a journalist at several organizations, including Telemetro. In 2012, she left journalism to focus on her husband's political career.

Lorena Castillo became First Lady of Panama on July 31, 1968. On November 16, 2015, Castillo was appointed a "Special Advocate for AIDS in Latin America" by UNAIDS executive director Michel Sidibé during a ceremony at the Palacio de las Garzas.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "First Lady of Panama Lorena Castillo de Varela". Embassy of Panama in Manila, Philippines. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "First Lady of Panama named UNAIDS Special Advocate for AIDS in Latin America". UNAIDS. November 19, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2016.