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Lucrecia Hernández Mack
Guatemalan politician (1973–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lucrecia María Hernández Mack (16 November 1973 – 6 September 2023) was a Guatemalan physician and politician who served a deputy of the Congress from 2020 until her death in 2023. In July 2016, President Jimmy Morales nominated Hernández Mack as the minister of Public Health and Social Assistance, becoming the first woman to serve in that position. In 2017, she resigned from her position in protest over President Morales' order to expel United Nations anti-corruption investigator Iván Velásquez Gómez. A member of Movimiento Semilla, she served in the Congress after winning in the 2019 General Election.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Mack.
Quick Facts Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance, President ...
Lucrecia Hernández Mack | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2020 | |
Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance | |
In office 1 August 2016 – 27 August 2017 | |
President | Jimmy Morales |
Preceded by | José Alfonso Cabrera |
Succeeded by | Carlos Soto Menegazzo |
Deputy of the Congress of Guatemala | |
In office 14 January 2020 – 6 September 2023 | |
Constituency | National List |
Personal details | |
Born | (1973-11-16)16 November 1973 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Died | 6 September 2023(2023-09-06) (aged 49) |
Political party | Semilla |
Children | 2 |
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Alma mater | Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala |
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