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]
| First Lady of Colombia | |
|---|---|
| Style | Madam First Lady |
| Residence | Casa de Nariño |
| Inaugural holder | Soledad Román de Núñez |
| Website | First Lady |
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.
List
editListed 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 | 
|
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 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 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) [22] |
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:  ChileMarch 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:  SpainOctober 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 | 
|
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 August 28, 1932 [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 StatesJanuary 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 January 29, 1956 [41][42] |
August 7, 1990 – August 7, 1994 |
34 years, 192 days | César Gaviria m. June 20, 1978 | |
| 29 | Jacquin Strouss Lucena Born February 22, 1952 [43][44] |
August 7, 1994 – August 7, 1998 |
42 years, 166 days | Ernesto Samper m. June 16, 1979 | |
| 30 | Nohra Puyana de Pastrana Born May 26, 1955 [45][46] |
August 7, 1998 – August 7, 2002 |
43 years, 73 days | Andrés Pastrana m. March 20, 1981 | |
| 31 | Lina Moreno de Uribe Born December 4, 1955 [47][48] |
August 7, 2002 – August 7, 2010 |
46 years, 246 days | Álvaro Uribe m. December 1, 1979 | |
| 32 | 
|
María Clemencia de Santos Born November 13, 1955 [49][50] |
August 7, 2010 – August 7, 2018 |
54 years, 267 days | Juan Manuel Santos m. September 10, 1987 |
| 33 | 
|
María Juliana Ruiz Born May 25, 1978 [51][52] |
August 7, 2018 – August 7, 2022 |
40 years, 74 days | Iván Duque m. February 15, 2003 |
| 34 | 
|
Verónica Alcocer Born May 26, 1976 [53][54] |
August 7, 2022 – present |
46 years, 73 days | Gustavo Petro m. July 14, 2000 |
Other spouses of presidents of Colombia
editCertain 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:
- Juan Manuel Santos was married to Silvia Amaya from approximately 1970 to 1972.
- Gustavo Petro was married to Katia Burgos from 1986 to 1990 and to Mary Luz Herrán from 1992 to 2000. He was later married to Verónica Alcocer since 2000.[55][56]
See also
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