List of first ladies of Colombia explained

Post:First Lady
Body:Colombia
Style:Madam First Lady
Residence:Casa de Nariño
Inaugural:Soledad Román de Núñez
Website:First 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.

List

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.


No.
PortraitNameTenureAge at tenure startPresident
1Soledad Román de Núñez

[6] [7] 		April 1, 1886
−
September 18, 1894		Rafael Núñez
2Ana de Narváez GuerraSeptember 18, 1894
−
August 7, 1898		Miguel Antonio Caro
[8]
3Nazaria Domínguez

August 7, 1898
−
July 31, 1900		Manuel Antonio Sanclemente
4Matilde Osorio Ricaurte

July 31, 1900
−
August 7, 1904		José Manuel Marroquín
5Sofía Angulo de Reyes

[9] 		August 7, 1904
−
July 27, 1909		Rafael Reyes
6Antonia Ferrero Atalaya

[10] 		August 7, 1909
−
August 7, 1910		Ramón González Valencia
7Isabel Gaviria DuqueAugust 7, 1910
−
August 7, 1914		Carlos Eugenio Restrepo
[11]
8Elvira Cárdenas Mosquera
August 7, 1914
−
August 7, 1918		José Vicente Concha
9María Antonia Suárez

August 7, 1918
−
November 11, 1921		Marco Fidel Suárez
10Cecilia Arboleda de Holguín

November 11, 1921
−
August 7, 1922		Jorge Holguín
11Carolina Vásquez Uribe

[12] [13] 		August 7, 1922
−
August 7, 1926		Pedro Nel Ospina
12Leonor de Velasco Álvarez

August 7, 1926
−
August 7, 1930		Miguel Abadía Méndez
[14]
13María Teresa Londoño

[15] 		August 7, 1930
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August 7, 1934		Enrique Olaya Herrera
14María Michelsen de López

[16] [17] 		August 7, 1934
–
August 7, 1938		Alfonso López Pumarejo
15Lorenza Villegas de Santos

[18] [19] 		August 7, 1938
–
August 7, 1942		Eduardo Santos Montejo
16María Michelsen de López

August 7, 1942
–
August 7, 1946		Alfonso López Pumarejo
17Bertha Hernández

[20] [21] 		August 7, 1946
–
August 7, 1950		Mariano Ospina Pérez
18María Hurtado de Gómez
[22] 		August 7, 1950
–
June 13, 1953		Laureano Gómez
19Carolina Correa

[23] [24] 		June 13, 1953
–
May 10, 1957		Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
20Bertha Puga Martínez

[25] [26] 		August 7, 1958
–
August 7, 1962		Alberto Lleras Camargo
21Susana López de Valencia

[27] [28] 		August 7, 1962
–
May 19, 1964 †		Guillermo León Valencia
VacantMay 19, 1964
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August 7, 1966		Vacant
22Cecilia de Lleras

[29] [30] 		August 7, 1966
–
August 7, 1970		Carlos Lleras Restrepo
23María Cristina Arango

[31] [32] 		August 7, 1970
–
August 7, 1974		Misael Pastrana Borrero
24Cecilia Caballero Blanco

[33] [34] 		August 7, 1974
–
August 7, 1978		Alfonso López Michelsen
25Nydia Quintero Turbay

[35] [36] 		August 7, 1978
–
August 7, 1982		Julio César Turbay Ayala
26Rosa Helena Álvarez

[37] [38] 		August 7, 1982
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August 7, 1986		Belisario Betancur
27Carolina Isakson Proctor

[39] [40] 		August 7, 1986
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August 7, 1990		Virgilio Barco
28Ana Milena Muñoz de Gaviria

[41] [42] 		August 7, 1990
–
August 7, 1994		César Gaviria
29Jacquin Strouss Lucena

[43] [44] 		August 7, 1994
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August 7, 1998		Ernesto Samper
30Nohra Puyana de Pastrana

[45] [46] 		August 7, 1998
–
August 7, 2002		Andrés Pastrana
31Lina Moreno de Uribe

[47] [48] 		August 7, 2002
–
August 7, 2010		Álvaro Uribe
32María Clemencia de Santos

[49] [50] 		August 7, 2010
–
August 7, 2018		Juan Manuel Santos
33María Juliana Ruiz

[51] [52] 		August 7, 2018
–
August 7, 2022		Iván Duque
34Verónica Alcocer

[53] [54] 		August 7, 2022
–
present
Gustavo Petro

Other spouses of presidents of Colombia

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

Only one president was widowed and remarried before his presidency:

Two presidents were divorced and remarried prior to their presidencies:

See also

Notes and References

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  5. Web site: En el Congreso proponen que desaparezca la figura de la Primera Dama. May 10, 2023. March 23, 2021. eltiempo.com.
  6. Web site: Soledad Román de Núñez. October 22, 2023. December 1, 2019. enciclopedia.banrepcultural.org. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://enciclopedia.banrepcultural.org/index.php/Soledad_Rom%C3%A1n_de_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez. live.
  7. Web site: Soledad Román: la Primera Dama. November 15, 2023. October 6, 2023. señalmemoria.co. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.senalmemoria.co/piezas/soledad-roman-la-primera-dama. live.
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  9. Web site: Sofía Angulo de Reyes. June 5, 2023. November 7, 1898. sinabi.go.cr.
  10. Web site: Rita Arcadia Antonia Ferrero Atalaya. June 6, 2023. July 17, 2022. geni.com.
  11. Web site: Carlos E. Restrepo, Presidente de Colombia. December 27, 2023. April 29, 2022. geni.com.
  12. Web site: Carolina Vasquez Uribe. October 29, 2023. May 20, 2009. ancestors.familysearch.org.
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  17. 1076213970757869568. colombia_hist. María Michelsen Lombana, casada con Alfonso López Pumarejo, con ella se usó por primera vez la frase #PrimeraDama.. December 21, 2018. live. https://twitter.com/colombia_hist/status/1076213970757869568.
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  19. Web site: Señora de Santos. January 22, 2023. March 28, 1960. The New York Times. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.nytimes.com/1960/03/28/archives/senora-de-santos-.html. live.
  20. Web site: Bertha Hernández de Ospina. October 22, 2023. December 1, 2019. enciclopedia.banrepcultural.org. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://enciclopedia.banrepcultural.org/index.php/Bertha_Hern%C3%A1ndez_de_Ospina. live.
  21. Web site: Falleció doña Bertha Hernández. January 22, 2024. September 13, 1993. eltiempo.com. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-220541. live.
  22. Web site: Maria Hurtado Cajiao. October 22, 2023. April 6, 2021. ancestors.familysearch.org.
  23. Web site: Carolina Correa Londoño. October 22, 2023. April 6, 2021. ancestors.familysearch.org.
  24. 1731813632617644530. colombia_hist.
    1. PrimeraDama Carola Correa Londoño, casada con Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, presidente 1953 -1957 La actuación de Carola Correa Londoño, como #PrimeraDama no fue muy relevante; pero su hija María Eugenia, fundó Sendas y la Policía Infantil
    . December 4, 2023. live. https://x.com/colombia_hist/status/1731813632617644530.
  25. Web site: A sus 98 años falleció Bertha Puga de Lleras, viuda del expresidente Alberto Lleras Camargo. January 15, 2024. August 9, 2007. eltiempo.com. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-3673909. live.
  26. Web site: Murió Bertha Puga Martínez, esposa del ex presidente Alberto Lleras Camargo. January 10, 2024. August 9, 2007. eltiempo.com. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-3672962. live.
  27. Web site: Espacio reservado para las primeras damas. October 21, 2017. March 4, 2022. archivo.lapatria.com. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://archivo.lapatria.com/opinion/columnas/orlando-cadavid/espacio-reservado-para-las-primeras-damas. live.
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  29. Web site: Cecilia De La Fuente De Lleras. January 17, 2024. enciclopedia.banrepcultural.org. 22 September 2021 . December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://enciclopedia.banrepcultural.org/index.php/Cecilia_De_La_Fuente_De_Lleras. live.
  30. Web site: Cecilia de la Fuente de Lleras Restrepo. January 12, 2024. March 2, 2004. eltiempo.com. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-1554123. live.
  31. Web site: Fallece María Cristina Arango, exprimera Dama y madre de Andrés Pastrana. January 15, 2024. September 15, 2017. elpais.com.co. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.elpais.com.co/colombia/fallece-maria-cristina-arango-exprimera-dama-y-madre-de-andres-pastrana.html. live.
  32. Web site: Misael Pastrana y María Cristina Arango. January 15, 2023. babel.banrepcultural.org. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://babel.banrepcultural.org/digital/collection/hernan-diaz/id/624/. live.
  33. Web site: Fallece a los 105 años Cecilia Caballero, exprimera dama y viuda de Alfonso López Michelsen. January 17, 2024. August 13, 2019. elheraldo.co. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.elheraldo.co/colombia/fallece-los-105-anos-cecilia-caballero-exprimera-dama-y-viuda-de-alfonso-lopez-michelsen. live.
  34. Web site: Así fue la vida de Cecilia Caballero de López, la 'Niña Ceci'. January 14, 2024. August 14, 2019. eltiempo.com. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.eltiempo.com/politica/partidos-politicos/murio-cecilia-caballero-de-lopez-viuda-de-alfonso-lopez-michelsen-400630. live.
  35. Web site: Nydia Quintero, Una Vida al Servicio. May 5, 2023. solidaridadporcolombia.org. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.solidaridadporcolombia.org/quienes-somos/directivas/nydia-quintero-una-vida-al-servicio/. live.
  36. Web site: Esta es la historia de Nydia Quintero que nadie conocía. January 17, 2024. September 1, 2017. canal1.com.co. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://canal1.com.co/shows-vivo/nydia-quintero-fundadora-de-solidaridad-por-colombia/. live.
  37. Web site: Doña Rosa Helena. January 17, 2024. June 9, 1998. eltiempo.com. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-801347. live.
  38. Web site: Murió Rosa Helena Álvarez de Betancur. January 17, 2024. June 5, 1998. eltiempo.com. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-742742. live.
  39. News: Carolina Isakson de Barco Inteligente, elegante y discreta. August 7, 2022. January 31, 2012. Nieto de Samper. Lucy. eltiempo.com. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-5155435. live.
  40. Web site: Extranjeras que pisaron fuerte en Colombia. January 12, 2024. May 14, 2012. estado.co. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://estado.co/articulo-revista/extranjeras-que-pisaron-fuerte-en-colombia/. live.
  41. Web site: Ana Milena Muñoz de Gaviria. April 29, 2023. cervantesvirtual.com. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra/ana-milena-munoz-de-gaviria-1129577/. live.
  42. News: Ana Milena, otra vez en acción. January 14, 2024. February 15, 2004. eltiempo.com. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-1585728. live.
  43. Web site: Hace 25 años. March 10, 2023. March 20, 2012. eltiempo.com. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-5293957. live.
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  45. Web site: Nohra Puyana de Pastrana. January 14, 2024. June 13, 1998. eltiempo.com. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-768127. live.
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  47. News: Álvaro Uribe:ella es Lina Moreno, la mujer que lo acompaña en los momentos difíciles. January 14, 2024. September 11, 2023. Real. Sandra. alo.co. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.alo.co/entretenimiento/Alvaro-Uribe-ella-es-Lina-Moreno-la-mujer-que-lo-ha-acompanado-en-los-momentos-dificiles-20230911-0014.html. live.
  48. Web site: Lina Moreno: la gloria y el dolor. January 14, 2024. August 14, 2020. semana.com. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/perfil-lina-moreno-esposa-de-alvaro-uribe-velez-colombia-hoy/694570/. live.
  49. News: María Clemencia Rodríguez, la primera dama y segunda esposa de Santos. April 9, 2018. March 1, 2015. Madrigal. Juanjo. vanitatis.elconfidencial.com. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/noticias/2015-03-01/maria-clemencia-rodriguez-la-primera-dama-y-segunda-esposa-de-santos_719715/. live.
  50. Web site: Tutina, la mujer que impuso el estilo en la Casa de Nariño. July 27, 2018. July 25, 2018. bluradio.com. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.bluradio.com/nacion/tutina-la-mujer-que-impuso-el-estilo-en-la-casa-de-narino. live.
  51. Web site: María Juliana Ruiz, Primera Dama de la Nación. May 10, 2023. lunna.com.co. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://lunna.com.co/primera-dama/. live.
  52. Web site: Save The Date Perfil Maria Juliana Ruiz. January 13, 2024. icbf.gov.co. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.icbf.gov.co/save-date-perfil-maria-juliana-ruiz. live.
  53. Web site: Quien es Verónica Alcocer García. June 5, 2022. April 23, 2021. lasillavacia.com. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.lasillavacia.com/quien-es-quien/veronica-alcocer-garcia. live.
  54. News: Colombia's New First Lady Veronica Alcocer: Get to Know President Gustavo Petro's Wife. December 18, 2022. August 10, 2022. Webber. Mary. latinpost.com. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.latinpost.com/articles/156297/20220810/colombia-first-lady-veronica-alcocer-gustavo-petro-wife.htm. live.
  55. Web site: Quién es la primera esposa de Gustavo Petro y mamá de su hijo Nicolás. May 26, 2023. April 18, 2023. pulzo.com. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.pulzo.com/nacion/hijo-gustavo-petro-nicolas-petro-quien-es-su-mama-exesposa-presidente-PP1474967. live.
  56. News: Las tres mujeres de Petro que no lo abandonan. April 26, 2023. May 24, 2022. Gutiérrez. Hanna. las2orillas.co. December 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221200933/https://www.las2orillas.co/las-tres-mujeres-de-petro-que-no-lo-abandonan/. live.

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