Octávia Montero Alamilla
Her Excellency Octávia Montero Alamilla MR OAE | |
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| First Minister of Escandria | |
| Assumed office 1 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Andrés Ruíz de Palma |
| Leader of the Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Andrés Ruíz de Palma |
| Secretary of State for Home Affairs | |
| In office 8 February 2014 – 2 December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Esteban Siurana Batunero |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Rodríguez de Castejón |
| Secretary of State for Cultural Affairs | |
| In office 14 October 2012 – 13 January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Mateo Ferreira Capitán |
| Succeeded by | Julieta Zapatero Herrera |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives for Astugón Villalba | |
| Assumed office 15 November 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1, 1965 Guadaviedo, San Jaime, Escandria |
| Spouse | Alváro Monedero Martín (m. 1996) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Astugón |
| Occupation | Politician, museum curator |
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Octávia María de las Mercedes Montero Alamilla (born 1 May 1965) is an Escandrian politician and former museum curator, who is currently serving as First Minister of Escandria, since 1 March 2018.
Early life
Octávia María de las Mercedes Montero Alamilla was born on 1 May 1965 in Guadaviedo, Escandria's second city, to Juan Carlos Montero Briones and Patricia Alamilla Díaz, who were both schoolteachers. Montero has two older sisters, Isabel and Alejandra. Alejandra's daughter, Cristina, is married to Prince Pedro Astugón, a great-grandson of the last King of Escandria, Juan VI, and brother of the current pretender to the defunct throne, Prince Nicolás, 5th Duke of Gancia.
When Montero was 4, the family moved to Escandria's capital, Astugón. There, she was educated at the school where her parents worked, the Escuela Sergio Pérez. Montero graduated from Villalba High School in 1983, and then went on to the University of Astugón to study for a bachelor's degree in art history. She graduated in 1987, and then pursued a masters in Museum Studies, which she obtained in 1989.
Career
Montero started her career as a museum curator at the Museo Valdueza de los Artes Visuales in Astugón, in 1989.