List of first ladies of Colombia

First Lady of Colombia
First Lady of Colombia
	Currently in role; Verónica Alcocer; since August 7, 2022
Style	Madam First Lady
Residence	Casa de Nariño
Inaugural holder	María Michelsen de López
Website	First Lady

The First Lady of the Nation is the host of the Casa de Nariño. The position is traditionally held 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, too usually honorably carries the board of trustees of the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare, an institute for the protection of children, founded in 1968 by the first lady of that time 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 20 first ladies, since its first use in 1934. Following the inauguration of Gustavo Petro on August 7, 2022, his wife, Verónica Alcocer, became the 21st official first lady.[4][5]

The current first lady is the wife of President Gustavo Petro, Verónica Alcocer.

Current living first ladies

Since August 2022 the first lady is Verónica Alcocer. At present, there are six living former first ladies: Nydia Quintero Turbay, ex-wife of Julio César Turbay Ayala; Ana Milena Muñoz de Gaviria, wife of César Gaviria; Jacquin Strouss Lucena, wife of Ernesto Samper; Nohra Puyana de Pastrana, wife of Andrés Pastrana; Lina Moreno de Uribe, wife of Álvaro Uribe; and María Clemencia Rodríguez de Santos, wife of Juan Manuel Santos; and María Juliana Ruiz, wife of Ivan Duque.

List

Spouses (1819-1934)

Although the title, First Lady of the Nation, was officially created in 1934, the following includes the wives of the presidents, who served as spouses and partners of a President between 1819 and 1934.

PTCOL No.	Name	Tenure	President (Husband, unless noted)
1	Sixta Pontón de Santander April 2, 1792 – July 20, 1862	October 7, 1832 – April 1, 1837	Francisco de Paula Santander
2	Dolores Espinosa de Obando	April 1, 1853 – April 17, 1854	José María Obando
3	Ana Gallegos De Obaldia	August 7, 1819 – August 7, 1827	José de Obaldía
4	María Mercedes Cabal September 25, 1819 – May 4, 1904	August 7, 1855 – August 7, 1857	Manuel María Mallarino
5	Enriqueta Vasquez Jaramillo De Ospina	May 22, 1857 − March 31, 1861	Mariano Ospina Rodríguez
6	Sofía Mosquera y Hurtado de Arboleda	July 10, 1861 − July 18, 1861 Acting	Julio Arboleda Pombo
7	Mariana Benvenuta Arboleda de Mosquera	July 18, 1861 − April 8, 1864	Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera
8	Ana Roma y Cabarcas de Murillo	April 8, 1864 − April 1, 1866	Manuel Murillo Toro
9	Hermelina Concha de Gutiérrez	April 1, 1968 − April 1, 1870	Santos Gutiérrez
10	Sinforosa Florez Mateus de Salgar	April 1, 1870 − April 1, 1872	Eustorgio Salgar
11	Ana Roma Y Cabarcas de Murillo	April 1, 1872 − April 1, 1874	Manuel Murillo Toro
12	Tadea Triana Silva de Perez	April 1, 1874 − April 1, 1876	Santiago Pérez Manosalva
13	Lastenia Díaz Murillo de Parra	April 1, 1976 − April 1, 1878	Aquileo Parra
14	Dolores Carvajal Murillo	April 1, 1878 − April 1, 1880	Julián Trujillo Largacha
15	Soledad Román de Núñez October 6, 1835 – June 19, 1924	April 1, 1880 − April 1, 1882	Rafael Núñez m. July 14, 1877
16	Dolores Orbegozo de Zaldúa	April 1, 1882 − December 21, 1882	Francisco Javier Zaldúa
17	Mercedes González de Otálora	December 21, 1882 − April 1, 1884	José Eusebio Otalora
18	Soledad Román de Núñez October 6, 1835 – June 19, 1924	April 1, 1884 − April 1, 1886 April 1, 1886 − September 18, 1894	Rafael Núñez m. July 14, 1877[6]
19	Ana de Narváez Guerra	September 18, 1894 − August 7, 1898	Miguel Antonio Caro m. February 15, 1873[7]
20	Nazaria Domínguez	August 7, 1898 − July 31, 1900	Manuel Antonio Sanclemente
21	Matilde Osorio Ricaurte	July 31, 1900 − August 7, 1904	José Manuel Marroquín
22	Sofía Angulo Lemus	August 7, 1904 − July 27, 1909	Rafael Reyes
23	María Antonia Ferrero	August 7, 1909 − August 7, 1910	Ramón González Valencia
24	Isabel Gaviria de Restrepo	August 7, 1910 − August 7, 1914	Carlos Eugenio Restrepo
25	Leonor Cordova de Concha	August 7, 1914 − August 7, 1918	José Vicente Concha
26	María Antonia Suárez June 5, 1897 – August 5, 1950	August 7, 1918 − November 11, 1921	Marco Fidel Suárez Father
27	Cecilia Arboleda de Holguín January 21, 1859 – Febraury 3, 1924	November 11, 1921 − August 7, 1922	Jorge Holguín m. August 9, 1877
28	Carolina Vásquez de Ospina	August 7, 1922 − August 7, 1926	Pedro Nel Ospina
29	Leonor de Velasco Álvarez	August 7, 1926 − August 7, 1930	Miguel Abadía Méndez m. June 5, 1926[8]
30	María Teresa Londoño May 20, 1882 – May 5, 1962	August 7, 1930 − August 7, 1934	Enrique Olaya Herrera m. December 2, 1911[9]

First ladies (1934-present)

Listed below are all the first ladies since its creation in 1934, to date all have been married to the incumbent president, and only one has died in office.

PTCOL No.	Portrait	Name	Tenure	Age at tenure start	President (Husband, unless noted)
1		María Michelsen de López February 17, 1890 – January 22, 1949 (aged 58)	August 7, 1934 – August 7, 1938	44 years, 171 days	Alfonso López Pumarejo m. May 26, 1919
2		Lorenza Villegas October 5, 1899 – March 25, 1960 (aged 60)	August 7, 1938 – August 7, 1942	38 years, 306 days	Eduardo Santos Montejo m. January 6, 1917
3		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
4		Bertha Hernández April 17, 1907 – September 11, 1993 (aged 86)	August 7, 1946 – August 7, 1950	63 years, 94 days	Mariano Ospina Pérez m. January 10, 1920
5		María Hurtado de Gómez June 18, 1886 – January 13, 1971 (aged 84)	August 7, 1950 – June 13, 1953	64 years, 50 days	Laureano Gómez m. September 9, 1916
6		Carolina Correa January 25, 1905 – July 15, 1986 (aged 81)	June 13, 1953 – May 10, 1957	48 years, 108 days	Gustavo Rojas Pinilla m. May 10, 1930[10]
7		Bertha Puga Martínez Birth country: Chile March 13, 1909 – August 9, 2007 (aged 98)	August 7, 1958 – August 7, 1962	49 years, 147 days	Alberto Lleras Camargo m. March 10, 1931
8		Susana López Navia September 17, 1910 – May 19, 1964 (aged 53)	August 7, 1962 – May 19, 1964†	51 years, 324 days	Guillermo León Valencia m. August 9, 1931
8	Vacant		May 19, 1964 – August 7, 1966	Vacant	Guillermo León Valencia m. August 9, 1931
9		Cecilia de Lleras Birth country: Spain October 7, 1916 – March 2, 2004 (aged 87)	August 7, 1966 – August 7, 1970	49 years, 304 days	Carlos Lleras Restrepo m. July 14, 1933
10		María Cristina Arango October 15, 1928 – September 15, 2017 (aged 88)	August 7, 1970 – August 7, 1974	41 years, 296 days	Misael Pastrana Borrero m. February 20, 1951
11		Cecilia Caballero Blanco September 30, 1913 – August 13, 2019 (aged 105)	August 7, 1974 – August 7, 1978	60 years, 311 days	Alfonso López Michelsen m. April 14, 1938
12		Nydia Quintero Turbay Born (1932-08-28) August 28, 1932	August 7, 1978 – August 7, 1982	45 years, 344 days	Julio César Turbay Ayala m. September 10, 1948
13		Rosa Helena Álvarez November 15, 1924 – June 4, 1998 (aged 73)	August 7, 1982 – August 7, 1986	57 years, 265 days	Belisario Betancur m. January 21, 1946
14		Carolina Isakson Proctor Birth country: United States January 6, 1930 – January 24, 2012 (aged 82)	August 7, 1986 – August 7, 1990	56 years, 213 days	Virgilio Barco m. July 1, 1950
15		Ana Milena Muñoz de Gaviria Born (1956-01-29) January 29, 1956	August 7, 1990 – August 7, 1994	34 years, 190 days	César Gaviria m. June 20, 1978
16		Jacquin Strouss Lucena Born (1952-02-22) February 22, 1952	August 7, 1994 – August 7, 1998	42 years, 166 days	Ernesto Samper m. June 16, 1979
17		Nohra Puyana de Pastrana Born (1955-05-26) May 26, 1955	August 7, 1998 – August 7, 2002	43 years, 73 days	Andrés Pastrana m. March 20, 1981
18		Lina Moreno de Uribe Born (1955-12-04) December 4, 1955	August 7, 2002 – August 7, 2010	46 years, 246 days	Álvaro Uribe m. December 1, 1979
19		María Clemencia de Santos Born (1955-11-13) November 13, 1955	August 7, 2010 – August 7, 2018	54 years, 267 days	Juan Manuel Santos m. September 10, 1987
20		María Juliana Ruiz Born (1978-05-25) May 25, 1978 [11]	August 7, 2018 – August 7, 2022	40 years, 74 days	Iván Duque m. February 15, 2003
21		Verónica Alcocer Born (1976-05-26) May 26, 1976	August 7, 2022 – present	46 years, 73 days	Gustavo Petro m. July 14, 2000

Notes

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[2] "¿Cuáles son las funciones de la primera dama en Colombia?". semana.com. September 26, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[3] Martínez Ariza, Nathaly (July 10, 2010). "El papel de la Primera Dama". elespectador.com. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[4] "Primeras damas: historia de un concepto". banrepcultural.rog. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

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[6] "Soledad Román de Núñez". enciclopedia.banrepcultural.org. December 1, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2023.

[7] "Ana De Narváez y Guerra Azuola". ancestors.familysearch.org. March 3, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2023.

[8] "#TBT La Boda Presidencial". estado.co. June 5, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2023.

[9] "Maria Teresa Londoño Saenz". ancestors.familysearch.org. September 1, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.

[10] "Carolina Correa Londoño". ancestors.familysearch.org. April 6, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2023.

[11] "María Juliana Ruiz, Primera Dama de la Nación". lunna.com.co. Retrieved May 10, 2023.