Lucía Topolansky
Lucía Topolansky | |
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| Born | September 25, 1944 Montevideo  Uruguay |
| Political party | FA |
| Parent(s) | Luis Topolansky and María Elia Saavedra |
Lucía Topolansky is a Uruguayan Senator, wife of Uruguay's President José Mujica and the First Lady of Uruguay.
Background
During her childhood she studied in the College Sacré Cœur de las Hermanas Dominicas in Montevideo with her twin sister. She then entered the Instituto Alfredo Vásquez Acevedo and there she become part of the guild of students.
She has been associated with the Movement of Popular Participation (MPP) for many years [1], linked with the guerilla movement the Tupamaros.
She is married to José Mujica who is the President of Uruguay and a former Senator, Agriculture Minister and MPP leader.
Political offices
She served as a Deputy for Montevideo from 2000 to 2005. She subsequently became a Senator. In the Uruguayan general election, 2009 she received the highest number of votes for Senator, being the leader of the 609 list.
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