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List of first ladies of Colombia

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First Lady of Colombia
Currently in role
Verónica Alcocer
since August 7, 2022
StyleMadam First Lady
ResidenceCasa de Nariño
Inaugural holderSoledad Román de Núñez
WebsiteFirst Lady

The first lady of Colombia is the hostess of the Casa de Nariño. The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of Colombia, but there is a possibility that the title may be applied to women who are not the president's wife, such as when the president is single or widowed, or when the president's wife cannot fulfill the duties of first lady. The first lady is not an elected position; He does not perform official duties nor receive a salary. However, he attends many official ceremonies and state functions alongside or instead of the president. Traditionally, the first lady does not hold outside employment while in office, during her time in the role.The First Lady of the Nation also usually carries with honors the board of trustees of the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare, a child protection institute, founded in 1968 by the 22nd president Carlos Lleras Restrepo, the main promoter being his wife, the first lady Cecilia de la Fuente de Lleras.[1][2] that is, there has never been a female president in this country.[3]

There have been a total of 34 first ladies, including 33 official and 1 acting, within 34 first ladies. Following Gustavo Petro's inauguration on August 7, 2022, his wife, Verónica Alcocer, became the 34th official first lady.[4][5]

There are six living former First Ladies: Nydia Quintero Turbay, former wife of Julio César Turbay Ayala; Ana Milena Muñoz de Gaviria, married to César Gaviria; Jacquin Strouss Lucena, married to Ernesto Samper; Nohra Puyana de Pastrana, married to Andrés Pastrana; Lina Moreno de Uribe married to Álvaro Uribe; María Clemencia de Santos, married to Juan Manuel Santos and María Juliana Ruiz, married to Iván Duque. The First Lady who died most recently was Cecilia Caballero Blanco, married to Alfonso López Michelsen. The first First Lady was Soledad Román de Núñez, married to Rafael Núñez. President Miguel Abadía Méndez is the only one who married while being elected president. The wife of only one president died before her husband took office, María Antonia Suárez being the daughter of President Marco Fidel Suárez, the only first lady not to be a wife.

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Listed below are all the First ladies of Colombia since its creation in 1886, 33 of them were married to the current president, one of them acting, and only one has died in office.

PTCOL
No.

Portrait Name Tenure Age at tenure start President
(Husband, unless noted)
1 Portrait de Soledad Román de Núñez, seconde femme de Rafael Núñez, président de Colombie. Soledad Román de Núñez

October 6, 1835 – June 19, 1924
(aged 89)

[6][7]
April 1, 1886

September 18, 1894
50 years, 177 days Rafael Núñez
m. July 14, 1877
2 Ana de Narváez Guerra September 18, 1894

August 7, 1898
Miguel Antonio Caro
m. February 15, 1873[8]
3 Nazaria Domínguez

April 12, 1823 – November 12, 1882
(aged 59)

August 7, 1898

July 31, 1900
75 years, 117 days Manuel Antonio Sanclemente
4 Matilde Osorio Ricaurte

April 10, 1831 – March 20, 1884
(aged 52)

July 31, 1900

August 7, 1904
69 years, 103 days José Manuel Marroquín
5 Sofía Angulo de Reyes

June 2, 1823 – October 11, 1898
(aged 75)

[9]
August 7, 1904

July 27, 1909
81 years, 66 days Rafael Reyes
6 Antonia Ferrero Atalaya

November 1, 1865 – March 2, 1944
(aged 78)

[10]
August 7, 1909

August 7, 1910
43 years, 279 days Ramón González Valencia
7 Isabel Gaviria Duque August 7, 1910

August 7, 1914
Carlos Eugenio Restrepo
m. April 16, 1890[11]
8 Elvira Cárdenas Mosquera

April 12, 1870 – June 22, 1935
(aged 65)
August 7, 1914

August 7, 1918
44 years, 117 days José Vicente Concha
9 María Antonia Suárez

June 5, 1897 – August 5, 1950
(aged 55)

August 7, 1918

November 11, 1921
21 years, 63 days Marco Fidel Suárez
Father
10 Cecilia Arboleda de Holguín Cecilia Arboleda de Holguín

January 21, 1859 – February 3, 1924
(aged 65)

November 11, 1921

August 7, 1922
62 years, 263 days Jorge Holguín
m. August 9, 1877
11 Carolina Vásquez Uribe

December 4, 1896 – May 12, 1955
(aged 85)

[12][13]
August 7, 1922

August 7, 1926
25 years, 246 days Pedro Nel Ospina
12 Leonor de Velasco Álvarez

July 30, 1907 – January 14, 1975
(aged 67)

August 7, 1926

August 7, 1930
19 years, 8 days Miguel Abadía Méndez
m. June 5, 1926[14]
13 María Teresa Londoño

May 20, 1882 – May 5, 1962
(aged 79)

[15]
August 7, 1930

August 7, 1934
48 years, 79 days Enrique Olaya Herrera
m. December 2, 1911
14 María Michelsen de López
February 17, 1890 – January 22, 1949
(aged 58)

[16][17]
August 7, 1934

August 7, 1938
44 years, 171 days Alfonso López Pumarejo
m. May 26, 1919
15 Lorenza Villegas Lorenza Villegas de Santos
October 5, 1899 – March 25, 1960
(aged 60)

[18][19]
August 7, 1938

August 7, 1942
38 years, 306 days Eduardo Santos Montejo
m. January 6, 1917
16 María Michelsen de López
February 17, 1890 – January 22, 1949
(aged 58)

August 7, 1942

August 7, 1946
52 years, 171 days Alfonso López Pumarejo
m. May 26, 1919
17 Bertha Hernández
April 17, 1907 – September 11, 1993
(aged 86)

[20][21]
August 7, 1946

August 7, 1950
63 years, 94 days Mariano Ospina Pérez
m. January 10, 1920
18 María Hurtado de Gómez
June 18, 1886 – January 13, 1971
(aged 84)

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August 7, 1950

June 13, 1953
64 years, 50 days Laureano Gómez
m. September 9, 1916
19 Carolina Correa
January 25, 1905 – July 15, 1986
(aged 81)

[23][24]
June 13, 1953

May 10, 1957
48 years, 108 days Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
m. May 10, 1930
20 Bertha Puga Martínez
Birth country:  Chile
March 13, 1909 – August 9, 2007
(aged 98)

[25][26]
August 7, 1958

August 7, 1962
49 years, 147 days Alberto Lleras Camargo
m. March 10, 1931
21 Susana López de Valencia
September 17, 1910 – May 19, 1964
(aged 53)

[27][28]
August 7, 1962

May 19, 1964 †
51 years, 324 days Guillermo León Valencia
m. August 9, 1931
Vacant May 19, 1964

August 7, 1966
Vacant
22 Cecilia de Lleras
Birth country:  Spain
October 7, 1916 – March 2, 2004
(aged 87)

[29][30]
August 7, 1966

August 7, 1970
49 years, 304 days Carlos Lleras Restrepo
m. July 14, 1933
23 First Lady Arango María Cristina Arango
October 15, 1928 – September 15, 2017
(aged 88)

[31][32]
August 7, 1970

August 7, 1974
41 years, 296 days Misael Pastrana Borrero
m. February 20, 1951
24 Cecilia Caballero Blanco
September 30, 1913 – August 13, 2019
(aged 105)

[33][34]
August 7, 1974

August 7, 1978
60 years, 311 days Alfonso López Michelsen
m. April 14, 1938
25 Nydia Quintero Turbay
Born (1932-08-28) August 28, 1932 (age 91)
[35][36]
August 7, 1978

August 7, 1982
45 years, 344 days Julio César Turbay Ayala
m. September 10, 1948
26 Rosa Helena Álvarez
November 15, 1924 – June 4, 1998
(aged 73)

[37][38]
August 7, 1982

August 7, 1986
57 years, 265 days Belisario Betancur
m. January 21, 1946
27 Carolina Isakson Proctor
Birth country:  United States
January 6, 1930 – January 24, 2012
(aged 82)

[39][40]
August 7, 1986

August 7, 1990
56 years, 213 days Virgilio Barco
m. July 1, 1950
28 Ana Milena Muñoz de Gaviria
Born (1956-01-29) January 29, 1956 (age 68)
[41][42]
August 7, 1990

August 7, 1994
34 years, 190 days César Gaviria
m. June 20, 1978
29 Jacquin Strouss Lucena
Born (1952-02-22) February 22, 1952 (age 72)
[43][44]
August 7, 1994

August 7, 1998
42 years, 166 days Ernesto Samper
m. June 16, 1979
30 Nohra Puyana de Pastrana
Born (1955-05-26) May 26, 1955 (age 69)
[45][46]
August 7, 1998

August 7, 2002
43 years, 73 days Andrés Pastrana
m. March 20, 1981
31 Lina Moreno de Uribe
Born (1955-12-04) December 4, 1955 (age 68)
[47][48]
August 7, 2002

August 7, 2010
46 years, 246 days Álvaro Uribe
m. December 1, 1979
32 Rodríguez de Santos in 2014 María Clemencia de Santos
Born (1955-11-13) November 13, 1955 (age 68)
[49][50]
August 7, 2010

August 7, 2018
54 years, 267 days Juan Manuel Santos
m. September 10, 1987
33 Ruiz at the White House in 2019 María Juliana Ruiz
Born (1978-05-25) May 25, 1978 (age 46)
[51][52]
August 7, 2018

August 7, 2022
40 years, 74 days Iván Duque
m. February 15, 2003
34 Alcocer in 2024 Verónica Alcocer
Born (1976-05-26) May 26, 1976 (age 48)
[53][54]
August 7, 2022

present
46 years, 73 days Gustavo Petro
m. July 14, 2000

Other spouses of presidents of Colombia

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Certain spouses of presidents of the Colombia are not considered first ladies of Colombia.

Only one president was widowed and remarried before his presidency:

  • Rafael Núñez was married to María de los Dolores Gallegos from 1851 until her death in 1782.

Two presidents were divorced and remarried prior to their presidencies:

See also

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Notes

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