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Luisa Gándara is the current First Lady of Puerto Rico. First Lady of Puerto Rico is the term by which the wives of Puerto Rico's governors are known

Following the tradition of previous Puerto Rico First Ladies, the wife of Gov. Aníbal Acevedo Vilá has refrained from holding a remunerative job while a resident of La Fortaleza, Puerto Rico's executive mansion. La Fortaleza, ( The Fortress) is the current Official residence of the Governor of Puerto Rico. She previously worked as a high school teacher and as an executive at a multinational information technology firm.

As First Lady, Mrs. Gándara, also known affectionately as "Piti", has devoted much of her attention to educational issues and developed a reading program that has received national recognition, including an award from the Council of State Governments. Founded in 1933 by Colorado State Senator Henry Toll after identifying the need for a national association to serve state leaders and their institutions the Council of State Governments

Active in her husband's successful Congressional campaign in 2000 and his gubernatorial campaign in 2004, she is expected to be heavily involved in his reelection bid this year.

She and the Governor are the parents of one daughter, a Harvard University freshman, and a son still in high school in Puerto Rico.


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