Spiritual Leader of The Nation of Argentina - History of The Office and Title - de Facto and Official Offices and Titles

De Facto and Official Offices and Titles

Evita held many de facto posts in government. Evita never held a cabinet position, though she was the de facto head of many ministries. Most notably, she was the de facto Secretary of Labour and Minister for Education. She was also the de facto head of the General Confederation of Labour. She was officially the president of the large and powerful state-controlled institute of social welfare which she founded and ran, the Eva Perón Foundation, as well as the official president of the Female Peronist Party. The Justicialist Party also recognized Eva as its national head, a position she shared equally with Juan. Over the years she had been given many unofficial titles in addition to "La Presidenta", such as the Lady of Hope, First Samaritan, Lady of the Descamisados, the Rainbow of Argentina, and Santa (Saint) Evita. As the wife of the President, Eva, of course, held the title of First Lady.