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Jesús María Tarriba

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Jesús María Tarriba
Tarriba in September 2024
First Gentleman of Mexico
Assumed role
1 October 2024
PresidentClaudia Sheinbaum
Preceded byBeatriz Gutiérrez Müller (as First Lady)
Personal details
Born
Jesús María Tarriba Unger

(1962-09-01) 1 September 1962 (age 62)
Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
SpouseMartha Tello Díaz (div.)
  • (m. 2023)
EducationNational Autonomous University of Mexico (PhD)

Jesús María Tarriba Unger (born 1 September 1962) is a Mexican physicist and financial risk management expert who is the First Gentleman of Mexico. He is married to the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum.[1] As the first husband of a president, Tarriba is the first First Gentleman in Mexican federal history.[2][3][4]

Tarriba worked as a quantitative analyst for Banamex from 1994 to 1997.[5][6] He later moved to Spain to work with Banco Santander where he took up different positions, the most relevant being Director of Risk Management, a position he held from 2008 to 2016.[7][8]

Biography

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Born on September 1, 1962, in the Mexican city of Mazatlán, Sinaloa. Born to Jaime Tarriba Rodil, and Beatriz Unger Ferreia, his father was originally from Culiacán and his mother from Mazatlán.[9]

He studied at the Instituto Cultural de Occidente in his hometown. In 1977, at the age of 15, he moved to Mexico City to study at a private high school.[10]

He completed his studies at the Faculty of Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM),[11] where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Physics in 1988, a master's degree in 1989  and a doctorate in Physical Sciences in 1994, with the thesis: " Optical and magnetic response of systems with interfaces ". During his training, he also completed a doctoral stay at the University of California at Irvine, which earned him the Weizmann Prize for Exact Sciences, awarded by the Mexican Academy of Sciences, for the best doctoral thesis.[12]  

Path

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In 1993 he was technical director at the United Advisors Group (GAUSSC).[13]

Since 2017, he has been a financial risk specialist at the Bank of Mexico.[14]

Personal Life

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He married anthropologist Martha Tello Díaz, with whom he had a daughter. The couple later separated.[15]

During his college years, he met Claudia Sheinbaum, with whom he dated for a year.[16] In December 2016, after returning from Spain, he met Sheinbaum again and they began a relationship.[17] On November 17, 2023, after a seven-year relationship, they married in a private ceremony.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Jesús María Tarriba Unger, especialista en Riesgos Financieros de Banxico, se casa con Sheinbaum". forbes.com.mx. November 17, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "¿Quién es Jesús María Tarriba Unger, esposo de Claudia Sheinbaum?". politica.expansion.mx. June 3, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "¿Quién es Jesús María Tarriba, esposo de Claudia Sheinbaum y futuro primer caballero de México?". cnnespañol.cnn.com. June 3, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Pantoja, Sara (November 23, 2022). "Quién es Jesús María Tarriba Unger, futuro esposo de Claudia Sheinbaum". roceso.com.mx. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  5. ^ Flores, Miguel (June 13, 2024). "Quién es Jesús María Tarriba, esposo de Claudia Sheinbaum y el primer caballero". infobae.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  6. ^ Méndez, Dora (June 3, 2024). "¿Quién es Jesús María Tarriba, esposo de Claudia Sheinbaum y futuro primer caballero de México?". mexico.as.com. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  7. ^ Cota, Isabella; Raziel, Zedryk (June 3, 2024). "Jesús María Tarriba, el esposo discreto". elpais.com. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "¿Quién es Jesús María Tarriba, primer caballero en la historia de México?". foxsports.com.mx. June 3, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  9. ^ Noroeste/Redacción |. "Claudia Sheinbaum contrae matrimonio con el mazatleco Jesús María Tarriba". www.noroeste.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  10. ^ Noroeste/Redacción |. "Claudia Sheinbaum contrae matrimonio con el mazatleco Jesús María Tarriba". www.noroeste.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  11. ^ Baena, Por Mayte (June 3, 2024). "Éste es el grado de estudios de Jesús María Tarriba, nuevo primer caballero de México". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  12. ^ García, Miriam (October 1, 2024). "¿Quién es Jesús María Tarriba Unger, el primer caballero de México?". Quién (in Spanish). Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  13. ^ Español, Por CNN (June 3, 2024). "¿Quién es Jesús María Tarriba, esposo de Claudia Sheinbaum y futuro primer caballero de México?". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved January 24, 2025. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  14. ^ Noroeste/Redacción |. "Claudia Sheinbaum contrae matrimonio con el mazatleco Jesús María Tarriba". www.noroeste.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  15. ^ García, Miriam (October 1, 2024). "¿Quién es Jesús María Tarriba Unger, el primer caballero de México?". Quién (in Spanish). Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  16. ^ "Claudia Sheinbaum y Jesús María Tarriba, la pareja que se reencontró después de 30 años y se casó poco antes de que ella ganara la presidencia de México". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). June 7, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  17. ^ García, Miriam (October 1, 2024). "¿Quién es Jesús María Tarriba Unger, el primer caballero de México?". Quién (in Spanish). Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  18. ^ Staff, Forbes (November 17, 2023). "Jesús María Tarriba Unger, especialista en Riesgos Financieros de Banxico, se casa con Sheinbaum". Forbes México (in Spanish). Retrieved January 24, 2025.
Honorary titles
Preceded byas First Lady First Gentleman of Mexico
2024–present
Current holder