María de Lourdes Alcívar

Maria de Lourdes Alcívar Crespo (born 15 November 1963) is an Ecuadorian socialite, who was the First Lady of Ecuador from 24 May 2021 to 23 November 2023, as the wife of former President Guillermo Lasso.

[1] She was seen as a "key female figure" of the Creating Opportunities party.

[4] Lasso announced his third presidential campaign for the 2017 election and narrowly advanced to the run-off in February 2021 facing Andrés Arauz.

[5] On 11 April, Lasso defeated Arauz in the run-off election making Alcívar the First Lady-designate.

[6] The following week, she accompanied her husband to met President Lenin Moreno to discuss the transition period.