Inés Pertiné Urien (born 27 December 1942) is an Argentine public figure and widow of former President Fernando de la Rúa. She served as First Lady of Argentina from 1999 until 2001. She also held the position of First Lady of Buenos Aires, the country's capital city, from 1996 to 1999.[1]

Inés Pertiné Urien
Pertiné in 2010
First Lady of Argentina
In office
10 December 1999 – 21 December 2001
PresidentFernando de la Rúa
Preceded byZulema María Eva Menem
Succeeded byMaría Alicia Mazzarino
First Lady of Buenos Aires
In office
7 August 1996 – 10 December 1999
GovernorFernando de la Rúa
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byVacant (1999–2000)
Personal details
Born (1942-12-27) 27 December 1942 (age 81)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Spouse
(m. 1970; died 2019)
Children3, including Antonio

Pertiné, the daughter of María Celia Urien Irigoyen and Julio Jorge Pertiné, was born on 27 December 1942.[2] She attended colegio Asunción, which is now called San Martín de Tours.[2] Pertiné married Fernando de la Rúa, a lawyer and politician, on 1 December 1970, after dating for three years.[1] She was 27 years old at the time, while he was 33.[1] The couple had three children, Antonio, Fernando and Agustina.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Inés Pertiné de la Rúa: Mi vida cambió bastante". La Nación. 2000-03-12. Archived from the original on 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  2. ^ a b c Urien, Paula (1999-10-10). "Inés Pertiné: Cuatro ojos ven más que dos". La Nación. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
Honorary titles
Preceded by First Lady of Argentina
1999–2001
Succeeded by