Xiomara Castro Biography
Xiomara Castro is a Honduran politician and businesswoman, who is the 56th president of Honduras, in office since January 2022. She is the country’s first female president, having earlier served as first lady during the presidency of her husband Manuel Zelaya.
Castro grew up in Tegucigalpa and studied business administration. She married Manuel Zelaya in 1976 and became active in the women’s section of the Liberal Party of Honduras.
Xiomara Castro Age
Xiomara Castro was born on 30 September 1959, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. She is 63 years old.
Xiomara Castro Height
She has not shared any details regarding her height, however, a review is ongoing and this section will be updated as soon as possible.
Xiomara Castro Family
Xiomara was born and raised in Tegucigalpa, Honduras by her loving and caring parents. However, information regarding her family members is under review and this section will be updated as soon as possible.
Xiomara Castro Husband
She is married to her beloved husband Manuel Zelaya. The duo is blessed with four children.
Xiomara Castro Salary
Xiomara earns a salary of Ksh6,997,100.00 per year.
Xiomara Castro Net Worth
Castro has an estimated net worth of $ 5 million.
Xiomara Castro Career
Castro grew up in Tegucigalpa and studied business administration. She married Manuel Zelaya in 1976 and became active in the women’s section of the Liberal Party of Honduras.
Xiomara became the country’s first lady in 2006 following her husband’s victory in the 2005 Honduran presidential election. Castro became involved in the National Popular Resistance Front after the 2009 Honduran coup d’état, which resulted in the end of her husband’s presidency.
She was nominated as the presidential candidate of the left-wing Liberty and Refoundation (LIBRE) party at the 2013 Honduran general election, finishing runner-up to National Party of Honduras candidate Juan Orlando Hernández and outpolling Liberal candidate Mauricio Villeda.
At the 2017 Honduran general election, She was Salvador Nasralla’s running mate, with the ticket narrowly losing to Hernández amidst allegations of irregularities.
Castro was ultimately elected to the presidency in the 2021 Honduran general election, defeating National candidate Nasry Asfura with Nasralla as her running mate. She is the first president from outside the country’s two-party system since democracy was restored in 1982.
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