Aída Judith León

Aída León de Rodríguez, born Aída Judith León Lara (June 23, 1928 – November 20, 2024), was the First Lady of Ecuador to Guillermo Rodríguez, her husband.

León was born in Pujilí, Cotopaxi Province to Pujileños José Gabriel León Jácome and Matilde Victoria Lara Rubio.

[1][2] As First Lady of Ecuador, León was president of the National Children's Trust (INNFA since 1980).

She focused on institutionalizing it, giving it legal status and drawing up a complete inventory of assets it owned created by Corina del Parral in 1960.

[2] Early in 1973, León was in charge of the evacuation and treatment of victims of a flood in Babahoyo, where she suffered sepsis that required treatment at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington D.C.[2] León died in Quito on November 20, 2024, at the age of 96.