Laura Alvarez is a Mexican businesswoman and human rights activist. She is a former banker and lawyer. She is best known for being the third wife of Jeremy Corbyn, a member of the British Parliament.
Wiki/Biography
Laura Alvarez was born in Mexico in 1971 (age 53 in 2024).
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′4″
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Not much is known about her parents. She has a sister named Marcela Alvarez.
Laura Alvarez and her father
husband
She first met Jeremy Corbyn in 1999 when he helped track down her niece after she was kidnapped. Alvarez’s sister, Marcela, lives in London and her daughter was brought to the United States by her ex-husband. Marcela then sought help from the late Labor minister Tony Benn, who linked her with local MP Corbyn.
Laura Alvarez and Jeremy Corbyn
Laura Alvarez traveled to London from Mexico to support her sister and met Jeremy Corbyn at a fundraiser at Finsbury Park Community Centre. After their first meeting, she returned to Mexico City to continue her legal studies. However, they chose to stay in touch and maintained a long-distance relationship for many years. During a media discussion, Marcela once revealed how Corbyn fell in love with her sister Laura Alvarez. Marcela says
He made phone calls and helped in any way he could. Without his help, I would never have been reunited with Jasmine. He met my sister because of our case and they fell in love. I introduced them. “
Laura Alvarez and Jeremy Corbyn
In 2013, Laura Alvarez married Jeremy Corbyn.
Laura Alvarez and Jeremy Corbyn
The couple has no children.
Profession
After completing her legal studies in Mexico, Laura Alvarez began working as a lawyer. Thereafter, she worked as a banker helping various rural communities.
human rights activist
After marrying Jeremy Corbyn, Laura Alvarez quit her banking job and moved to the UK. In London she worked briefly as a human rights activist and as an administrator at the National Human Rights Commission.
Laura Alvarez attends human rights rally
Later, she joined the British organization Corbyn Socialist Alliance (OCISA) group and became a member.
entrepreneur
Alvarez runs Café Mam in London, a company that imports coffee and chocolate from Mexico. The company was founded by her in June 2013, and its products are certified organic and fair trade.
A few packs of Café Mam coffee
Facts/Trivia
- Her coffee business came under criticism in 2015 when it was reported that the beans were being purchased from farmers in Mexico’s poorest states for far less than what they were sold for in the UK.
- In October 2015, Alvarez turned down an invitation to attend a state dinner with the Queen and the Chinese president at Buckingham Palace with her husband, Jeremy Corbyn. Although no reason was provided, Corbyn’s spokesman clarified that the snub was not intended.
- Alvarez once described Corbyn in a media conversation as “not very good at housework” but “a good politician”.
- Alvarez regularly participates in debates and seminars organized by various human rights activist groups in London.
Laura Alvarez attends human rights seminar
- She is an animal lover and often uploads photos of her pet cats on various social media platforms.
Laura Alvarez with her husband and pet cat
- Alvarez enjoys spending evenings at home with her husband while watching the BBC’s EastEnders and occasionally drinking a glass of wine.
Laura Alvarez enjoys alcoholic beverages with husband
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Source: HIS Education