Role of The First Lady
The first lady is not an elected position, carries no official duties and brings no salary. Nonetheless she attends many official ceremonies and functions of state either along with or in place of the president. There is a strict taboo against the First Lady holding outside employment while occupying the office. Usually the First Lady takes an important (ceremonial) post as head of the Desarrollo Integral de la Familia (English: Integral Family Development). However this did not occur during the Fox Administration when First Lady Marta Sahagún founded the national philanthropic organization Vamos México. Two First Ladies have been active politicians: Martha Sahagún who married Vicente Fox during his tenure (2002–2006) had been a party activist and candidate for Presidenta Municipal of Celaya on the PAN party ticket, and was briefly considered a contender for PAN's nomination to run for either the Jefe de Gobernacíon (Governor of the Federal District) or President in the 2006 election. Angelica Rivera is the wife of current president Enrique Peña Nieto.
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