List of first ladies of Colombia

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]

First Lady of Colombia
Currently in role
Verónica Alcocer
since August 7, 2022
StyleMadam First Lady
ResidenceCasa de Nariño
Inaugural holderMaría Michelsen de López
WebsiteFirst Lady

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.

Portrait 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 Portrait of Sofía Mosquera 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 Portrait de Soledad Román de Núñez, seconde femme de Rafael Núñez, président de Colombie. 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 Portrait de Soledad Román de Núñez, seconde femme de Rafael Núñez, président de Colombie. 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 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 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
Vacant May 19, 1964

August 7, 1966
Vacant
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 First Lady Arango 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 Rodríguez de Santos in 2014 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 Ruiz at the White House in 2019 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 Alcocer at the State Visit to Spain Verónica Alcocer
Born (1976-05-26) May 26, 1976
August 7, 2022

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

See also

Notes

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