Nadine Heredia | |
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First Lady of Peru | |
In role 28 July 2011 – 28 July 2016 | |
President | Ollanta Humala |
Preceded by | Pilar Nores de García |
Succeeded by | Nancy Lange |
President of thePeruvian Nationalist Party | |
In office 30 December 2013 – 26 August 2016 | |
Preceded by | Ollanta Humala |
Succeeded by | Ollanta Humala |
Personal details | |
Born | Nadine Heredia Alarcón (1976-05-25)25 May 1976 (age 48) Lima,Peru |
Political party | Peruvian Nationalist Party |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Nadine Heredia Alarcón de Humala (born 25 May 1976) is a Peruvian politician.[1] As the wife ofPresident of PeruOllanta Humala, she served as theFirst Lady of Peru from 2011 to 2016.[2] The President of thePeruvian Nationalist Party (PNP), which formed thePeru Wins electoral alliance in 2011, Heredia is seen as a highly influential figure in Peruvian politics.[2] She has headed the PNP since December 2013.[2]
Both Heredia and her husband had parents who raised them inQuechua-speaking households as children.[2]
She collaborated in the establishment of the Peruvian Nationalist Party, which she currently leads.[3] She was considered a potential candidate in the2016 Peruvian presidential election, but chose not to run.[4]
As of 2017, the Peruvian justice system is investigating her for serious cases of corruption,[5] usurpation of power and money laundering. The funds were allegedly used to finance President Ollanta Humala's election campaign.[6]
Along with her husband, she was arrested on 13 July 2017 in connection with this scandal, and was ordered to be held for 18 months.[7]
On 15 April 2025, Heredia and Humala were convicted and sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for money laundering over their involvement in theOdebrecht scandal.[8] On the same day, she requestedright of asylum for her and her then-underage son, Samin Mallko Ollanta Humala Heredia, at theBrazilian Embassy in Lima.[9]
Following the 1954Convention on Diplomatic Asylum, to which both countries are signatories, the request was authorized and they fled toBrazil, landing in country's capitalBrasília on 16 April.[10]