Sophia Saint-Rémy Martelly (born October 9, 1965) is a Haitian health activist, politician, and former first lady of Haiti from May 14, 2011, until February 7, 2016.
[1] She focused on issues related to public health, healthcare and alleviating malnutrition during her tenure as first lady.
[2] Martelly was born by Sophia Saint-Rémy on October 9, 1965, in New York City in the United States.
[1][3] Her father, Charles Edouard Saint-Rémy, was from Gonaïves, and her mother, Mona Lisa Florez, is from Port-au-Prince.
[6] Saint-Rémy and Martelly, who were childhood friends, reunited in 1987, shortly after he moved back to the country.