Nancy Ann Lange Kuczynski (born January 20, 1954) is an American investment and marketing professional and Peruvian resident. She served as the

First Lady of Peru The First lady or Gentleman of Peru (Spanish: ''Primera Dama o Primer caballero del Perú'') is the title held by the spouse or designated female family member of the president of Peru. The role usually fulfills functions of social work and accom ...

from 2016 to 2018 as the wife of

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Life and work

Lange is from the town of

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and was born in nearby

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in 1954. She has three siblings - one sister and two brothers. She is not the cousin of American actress

Jessica Lange Jessica Phyllis Lange (; born April 20, 1949) is an American actress. She is the 13th actress to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, having won two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award, along with a Screen Actors G ...

, although this has been widely reported in the media. Lange studied

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

and

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at the

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. She then received her

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(MBA) from the School of Business at the University of Wisconsin. Following the completion of her MBA, Lange lived and worked abroad in

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and other countries. Lange married

, an economist and politician, in 1996. The couple have one daughter together, Suzanne, who graduated in biology from

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. During the

2016 Peruvian general election General elections were held in Peru on 10 April 2016 to determine the president, vice-presidents, composition of the Congress of the Republic of Peru and the Peruvian representatives of the Andean Parliament. In the race for the presidency, in ...

, Lange played an essential role in her husband's campaign as an advisor and organizer. She traveled extensively to campaign on his behalf. Lange created "Chambeando por el Perú", which promoted a series of social reforms in remote areas of the country.

First Lady of Peru

Nancy Lange became

on July 28, 2016. One of Lange's first public events as first lady was the march protesting violence against women known as "Ni una menos." She has extensively promoted firemen's efforts in Lima, as well other education and health initiatives across the country.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lange, Nancy Living people 1954 births First Ladies of Peru University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni American emigrants to Peru People from Sauk County, Wisconsin American expatriates in Japan American expatriates in India Kuczynski family Wisconsin School of Business alumni