Lalao Ravalomanana
Malagasy businesswoman and politician (born 1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neny Lalao Rakotonirainy Ravalomanana (born 1953) is a Malagasy businesswoman and politician who served as the First Lady of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009, when her husband, Marc Ravalomanana, was president.
Lalao Ravalomanana | |
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54th Mayor of Antananarivo | |
In office 7 October 2015 – 16 January 2020 | |
Preceded by | Olga Rasmimanana (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Naina Andriantsitohaina |
First Lady of Madagascar | |
In role 6 May 2002 – 17 March 2009 | |
President | Marc Ravalomanana |
Preceded by | Céline Ratsiraka |
Succeeded by | Mialy Rajoelina |
Personal details | |
Born | Lalao Harivelo Rakotonirainy May 1953 (age 71) Antananarivo, French Madagascar |
Political party | I Love Madagascar |
Spouse | |
Ravalomanana was born Lalao Harivelo Rakotonirainy in Antananarivo, French Madagascar.[1] She married Marc Ravalomanana in 1974 at a ceremony held in Imerikasinina.[2] The couple have four children: Josoa, Tojo, Sarah, and Maika.[2]
In April 2013, Lalao Ravalomanana put herself forward to run in the 2013 presidential election, an election in which her husband was barred from standing.[3][4][5] However, Ravalomanana, who had recently returned from exile in South Africa where she lived with her husband, was barred from running for not having lived in Madagascar for 6 months before the poll.[6] Ravalomanana then publicly endorsed medical doctor and politician Jean Louis Robinson from Antananarivo.[7]
From October 2015 to January 2020 Lalao Ravalomanana served as Mayor of Antananarivo.