Succeeded by Vacant Role Sebastian Pinera's wife Name Cecilia Morel | Religion Roman Catholicism Occupation Family counselor Political party National Renewal | |
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Preceded by Luisa Duran de la Fuente Full Name Cecilia Morel Montes Born January 14, 1951 (age 73)
Santiago, Chile ( 1951-01-14 ) Spouse Sebastian Pinera (m. 1973) Children Magdalena Pinera, Sebastian Pinera, Cristobal Pinera, Cecilia Pinera Similar People Sebastian Pinera, Evelyn Matthei, Ena von Baer, Lily Perez, Laurence Golborne Profiles | ||
Entrevista a sebasti n pi era y cecilia morel
Cecilia Morel Montes (born January 14, 1951 in Santiago, Chile) is the wife of the former President of Chile Sebastián Piñera, and as such was the First Lady of Chile; she is also the Sociocultural Area Director of the Presidency, for her husband's presidency (2010-2014).
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- Entrevista a sebasti n pi era y cecilia morel
- Family life
- Advanced studies and social work
- First Lady
- Copiap mining accident
- References
Family life
Cecilia is the fourth of seven children born to Eduardo Morel Chaigneau and Paulina Montes Brunet, the sister of Hugo Montes Brunet. She attended grade school at the College Jeanne d'Arc de Santiago de Chile, the same school where her mother and grandmother (Consuelo Brunet Bunster) studied.
At the age of 19, she began dating Sebastián Piñera, who was her neighbor in the Avenida Américo Vespucio, in the eastern sector of Santiago. They married in December 1973 and the couple later moved to the United States where he studied economics.
They have four children:
Advanced studies and social work
In 1972, she began to study nursing at the Catholic University of Chile, but put her studies on hold when she moved abroad with her husband. She resumed her studies when they returned to Chile, which she continued until the birth of her second daughter, Cecilia. She is short one semester of graduating.
She then entered the Instituto Profesional Carlos Casanueva, from which she graduated with a degree in family and youth counselor. She also holds a degree in family and human relations from the Universidad Mayor.
In 1989, together with professionals from the Instituto Carlos Casanueva (Enrique Cueto), founded what later became "La Casa de la Juventud", with the task of educating young Conchalí with growth workshops and personal development. Later, the Women Embark Foundation was derived from this project.
First Lady
As First Lady, Cecilia Morel has been appointed chair of a number of Chilean organisations.
She accompanied the President on a state visit to Spain in March 2011. President was granted the rank of Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic and his wife, the Dame Grand Cross of the same.
In November 2011, she welcomed Felipe, Prince of Asturias and Princess Letizia of Spain at the opening of an exhibition of the work of the Spanish photographer Chema Madoz in Santiago.
Copiapó mining accident
Following the 2010 Copiapó mining accident, Piñera and Morel gave a press conference before the start of the rescue operation on October 12, 2010. They were together the entire time at the site of the rescue of the Chilean miners, who were trapped deep underground.
When the first miner, Florencio Ávalos, was rescued, the miner's seven-year-old son burst into tears, as did the First Lady.