Alice M. King

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|name = Alice King

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|office1 = First Lady of New Mexico

| term_label1 = In role

|term_start1 = January 1, 1991

|term_end1 = January 1, 1995

|predecessor1 = Kathy Carruthers

|successor1 = Dee Johnson

|governor1 = Bruce King

| term_label2 = In role

|predecessor2 = Clara Apodaca

|successor2 = Elaine Anaya

|term_start2 = January 1, 1979

|term_end2 = January 1, 1983

|governor2 = Bruce King

|predecessor3 = Ida Jo Anaya Cargo

|successor3 = Clara Apodaca

|term_start3 = January 1, 1971

|term_end3 = January 1, 1975

| term_label3 = In role

|governor3 = Bruce King

|birth_name = Alice Marie Martin

|birth_date = {{birth date|1930|5|13}}

|birth_place = Moriarty, New Mexico

|death_date = {{nowrap|{{death date and age|2008|12|07|1930|5|13}}}}

|death_place = Albuquerque, New Mexico

|resting_place= Stanley Cemetery
Stanley, New Mexico

|residence = Stanley, New Mexico

|party = Democratic

|spouse = {{marriage|Bruce King|1947}}

|children = Bill King
Gary King

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Alice Marie Martin King (May 13, 1930 – December 7, 2008) was an American children's rights advocate and former First Lady of New Mexico as the wife of three-term Governor Bruce King. The longest-serving first lady in New Mexico's history, Alice King helped to create the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department, a cabinet-level state agency, and modernize the New Mexico's Children's Code, a series of laws designed to protect at-risk children and regulate the juvenile justice system.{{cite news |first= |last= |title=Thousands Expected For Alice King Funeral Thursday |url=https://www.koat.com/article/thousands-expected-for-alice-king-funeral-thursday/5028724 |work=KOAT-TV |publisher= |date=2008-12-11 |access-date=2023-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617012644/https://www.koat.com/article/thousands-expected-for-alice-king-funeral-thursday/5028724 |archive-date=2021-06-17 |url-status=live }} King also established the first official Office of the First Lady in 1990s, with offices in the New Mexico State Capitol.{{cite news |first=Kate |last=Nash |title=Alice King, 1930-2008: Former first lady said children were her legacy |url=https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/alice-king-1930-2008-former-first-lady-said-children-were-her-legacy/article_a8978853-bda2-55f1-bd91-442ab2c8d5e2.html |work=Santa Fe New Mexican |publisher= |date=2008-12-07 |access-date=2023-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731033943/https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/alice-king-1930-2008-former-first-lady-said-children-were-her-legacy/article_a8978853-bda2-55f1-bd91-442ab2c8d5e2.html |archive-date=2023-07-31 |url-status=live }} She became the first woman to be inducted into the New Mexico Women's Hall of Fame.{{cite news |first= |last= |title=Alice Martin King Papers |url=https://nmarchives.unm.edu/repositories/25/resources/3060 |work=New Mexico Archives |publisher= |date= |access-date=2023-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126230327/https://nmarchives.unm.edu/repositories/25/resources/3060 |archive-date=2023-01-26 |url-status=live }}

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