Aída Judith León

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is León and the second or maternal family name is Lara.

Aída Judith León Lara (23 June 1928 – 20 November 2024), was the First Lady of Ecuador to Guillermo Rodríguez, her husband.

Aída Judith León
Aída Judith León in 1975
First Lady of Ecuador
In role 15 February 1972 – 11 January 1976
President	Guillermo Rodríguez
Preceded by	Corina del Parral
Succeeded by	Alicia Pizzimbono
Personal details
Born	Aída Judith León Lara (1928-06-23)23 June 1928 Pujilí, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Died	20 November 2024(2024-11-20) (aged 96) Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Spouse	Guillermo Rodríguez ​ (m. 1953)​
Children	5

Biography

León was born in Pujilí, Cotopaxi Province to Pujileños José Gabriel León Jácome and Matilde Victoria Lara Rubio. In 1953, she married General Guillermo Rodríguez and had five children.^[1]

As First Lady of Ecuador, León was president of the National Children's Trust (INNFA since 1980). She focused on institutionalizing it, giving it legal status and drawing up a complete inventory of assets it owned created by Corina del Parral in 1960. In this capacity, she enjoyed the support of the Comptroller General.^[1]

Early in 1973, León was in charge of the evacuation and treatment of victims of a flood in Babahoyo, where she suffered sepsis that required treatment at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington D.C.^[1]

León died in Quito on 20 November 2024, at age 96.^[2][3]