Patricia Escobar
| Patricia Escobar | |
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| First Lady of Guatemala | |
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In role 14 January 1996 – 14 January 2000 |
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| President | Álvaro Arzú |
| Preceded by | Mayra Duque |
| Succeeded by | Evelyn Morataya |
| First Lady of the Guatemala City | |
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Assumed office 15 January 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Wendy de Berger |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 3, 1953 Guatemala City |
| Nationality |
 Guatemala
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| Political party | Unionist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Álvaro Arzú |
| Alma mater | Rafael Landívar University |
Patricia Escobar de Arzú, also known as Patricia de Arzú, (October 3, 1953) is a Salvadoran nationalized Guatemalan entrepreneur and politician. She was the First Lady of Guatemala from January 14, 1996 to January 14, 2000 and is the wife of Former President of Guatemala and the current mayor of Guatemala City Álvaro Arzú Irigoyen. She was First Lady of Guatemala City from 1991 to 1996, and since 2004. She was an unsuccessful presidential candidate in the 2011 elections for the Unionist Party.
Patricia Escobar de Arzú, was born on October 3, 1953 in the city of San Salvador. She married the former president of Guatemala Álvaro Arzú Irigoyen, with whom she had four children: María Andrée, Roberto Manuel, Alvaro and Isabel. She has 11 grandchildren. She graduated as a secretary in San Salvador, and studied business administration at the Broward Community School in Florida, United States, and philosophy at Rafael Landívar University in Guatemala. Her interest in improving the conditions for the most vulnerable in Guatemalan society has made her one best known women entrepreneurs in Guatemala. In 1987 she was founder and general coordinator of the Secretariat of Social Affairs of the Municipality of Guatemala, which allowed her to create three children's gardens that continue to offer their services after 20 years.
The General Secretary of the Unionist Party former president and current metropolitan mayor of the Guatemala City Álvaro Arzú Irigoyen,
Arzú ran as a candidate for president in the 2011 elections. She was 8th out of 10 candidates, with a total of 97,277 votes representing 2.19% of the total votes.
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