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 Lombana
Website	First Lady

The title First Lady of the Nation began to be used in 1934, and its first holder was María Michelsen Lombana, a Colombian scientist, wife of President Alfonso López Pumarejo. From then on the title is applied to all married women with the president on duty, since the opposite case has never been presented,[1][2] that is, there has never been a female president in this country.[3]

Although the fact that these women used their husbands' surnames in their names fell into disuse, this tradition is preserved by protocol.[4][5] Thus, for example, María Michelsen Lombana is renamed María Michelsen de López.

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

Current living first ladies

List

Despite the fact that the title was inaugurated on August 7, 1934, the following list shows the wives of the presidents of Colombia before 1934

First ladies (since 1819 until 1934)

In the following list, the wives of the Presidents of Colombia from 1819 until 1934

POTUS No.	Name	Tenure	Age at tenure start	President (Husband, unless noted)
1	Sixta Pontón de Santander April 2, 1792 – July 20, 1862	August 7, 1819 – August 7, 1827	8 years, 0 days	Francisco de Paula Santander m. January 6, 1759
2	Dolores Espinosa de Obando April 2, 1792 – July 20, 1862	August 7, 1819 – August 7, 1827	8 years, 0 days	José María Obando m. January 6, 1759
3	Ana Gallegos De Obaldia April 2, 1792 – July 20, 1862	August 7, 1819 – August 7, 1827	8 years, 0 days	José de Obaldía m. January 6, 1759
4	Mercedes Cabal de Mallarino April 2, 1792 – July 20, 1862	August 7, 1855 – August 7, 1857		José de Obaldía m. January 6, 1759
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
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First ladies (since 1934)

In the following list the all first ladies since 1934

POTUS No.	Name	Tenure	Age at tenure start	President (Husband, unless noted)
1	María Michelsen Lombana August 7, 1934 – August 7, 1938	August 7, 1934 – August 7, 1938	4 years, 0 days	Alfonso López Pumarejo m. May 26, 1919
2	Lorenza Villegas August 7, 1938 – August 7, 1942	August 7, 1938 – August 7, 1942	4 years, 0 days	Eduardo Santos Montejo m. January 6, 1917
3	María Michelsen Lombana August 7, 1942 – August 7, 1946	August 7, 1942 – August 7, 1946	4 years, 0 days	Alfonso López Pumarejo m. May 26, 1919
4	Bertha Hernández August 7, 1946 – August 7, 1950	August 7, 1946 – August 7, 1950	4 years, 0 days	Mariano Ospina Pérez m. January 10, 1920
5	María Hurtado Cajiao August 7, 1950 – November 5, 1951	August 7, 1950 – November 5, 1951	1 year, 90 days	Laureano Gómez m. March 13, 1916
6	Carolina Correa June 13, 1953 – May 10, 1957	June 13, 1953 – May 10, 1957	3 years, 331 days	Gustavo Rojas Pinilla m. January 30, 1930
7	Bertha Puga Martínez August 7, 1958 – August 7, 1962	August 7, 1958 – August 7, 1962	4 years, 0 days	Alberto Lleras Camargo m. March 10, 1931
8	Susana López Navia August 7, 1962 – August 7, 1966	August 7, 1962 – August 7, 1966	4 years, 0 days	Guillermo León Valencia m. August 9, 1931
9	Cecilia de Lleras August 7, 1966 – August 7, 1970	August 7, 1966 – August 7, 1970	4 years, 0 days	Carlos Lleras Restrepo m. July 14, 1933
10	María Cristina Arango August 7, 1970 – August 7, 1974	August 7, 1970 – August 7, 1974	4 years, 0 days	Misael Pastrana Borrero m. February 20, 1951
11	Cecilia Caballero Blanco August 7, 1974 – August 7, 1978	August 7, 1974 – August 7, 1978	4 years, 0 days	Alfonso López Michelsen m. April 14, 1938
12	Nydia Quintero Turbay August 7, 1978 – August 7, 1982	August 7, 1978 – August 7, 1982	4 years, 0 days	Julio César Turbay Ayala m. September 10, 1948
13	Rosa Helena Álvarez August 7, 1982 – August 7, 1986	August 7, 1982 – August 7, 1986	4 years, 0 days	Belisario Betancur m. January 21, 1946
14	Carolina Isakson Proctor August 7, 1986 – August 7, 1990	August 7, 1986 – August 7, 1990	56 years, 213 days	Virgilio Barco m. July 1, 1950
15	Ana Milena Muñoz August 7, 1990 – August 7, 1994	August 7, 1990 – August 7, 1994	34 years, 190 days	César Gaviria m. June 20, 1978
16	Jacquin Strouss Lucena August 7, 1994 – August 7, 1998	August 7, 1994 – August 7, 1998	42 years, 166 days	Ernesto Samper m. June 16, 1979
17	Nohra Puyana de Pastrana August 7, 1998 – August 7, 2002	August 7, 1998 – August 7, 2002	43 years, 73 days	Andrés Pastrana m. March 20, 1981
18	Lina María Moreno August 7, 2002 – August 7, 2010	August 7, 2002 – August 7, 2010	46 years, 246 days	Álvaro Uribe m. December 1, 1979
19	María Clemencia de Santos August 7, 2010 – August 7, 2018	August 7, 2010 – August 7, 2018	54 years, 267 days	Juan Manuel Santos m. September 10, 1987
20	María Juliana Ruiz[6] August 7, 2018 – August 7, 2022	August 7, 2018 – August 7, 2022	40 years, 74 days	Iván Duque m. February 15, 2003
21	Verónica Alcocer August 7, 2022 – present	August 7, 2022 – present	46 years, 73 days	Gustavo Petro m. July 14, 2000

Notes

References

"Concepto 015491 de 2020 Departamento Administrativo de la Función Pública". funcionpublica.gov.co. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
"¿Cuáles son las funciones de la primera dama en Colombia?". semana.com. September 26, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
Martínez Ariza, Nathaly (July 10, 2010). "El papel de la Primera Dama". elespectador.com. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
"Primeras damas: historia de un concepto". banrepcultural.rog. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
"En el Congreso proponen que desaparezca la figura de la Primera Dama". eltiempo.com. March 23, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
"María Juliana Ruiz, Primera Dama de la Nación". lunna.com.co. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

External links

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[1] "Concepto 015491 de 2020 Departamento Administrativo de la Función Pública". funcionpublica.gov.co. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

[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.

[5] "En el Congreso proponen que desaparezca la figura de la Primera Dama". eltiempo.com. March 23, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

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

Presidents of Colombia
Republic of Gran Colombia	Simón Bolívar Joaquín Mosquera Rafael Urdaneta Francisco de Paula Santander
Republic of New Granada	Francisco de Paula Santander José Ignacio de Márquez Pedro Alcántara Herrán Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera José Hilario López José María Obando José María Melo Mariano Ospina Rodríguez
Granadine Confederation	Mariano Ospina Rodríguez Bartolomé Calvo Juan José Nieto Gil Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera
United States of Colombia	Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera Manuel Murillo Toro Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera Santos Acosta Santos Gutiérrez Eustorgio Salgar Manuel Murillo Toro Santiago Pérez de Manosalbas Aquileo Parra Julián Trujillo Largacha Rafael Núñez Francisco Javier Zaldúa José Eusebio Otalora Rafael Núñez
Republic of Colombia	Rafael Núñez Miguel Antonio Caro Manuel Antonio Sanclemente José Manuel Marroquín Rafael Reyes Ramón González Valencia Carlos Eugenio Restrepo José Vicente Concha Marco Fidel Suárez Jorge Holguín Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez Miguel Abadía Méndez Enrique Olaya Herrera Alfonso López Pumarejo Eduardo Santos Montejo Alfonso López Pumarejo Mariano Ospina Pérez Laureano Gómez Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Alberto Lleras Camargo Guillermo León Valencia Carlos Lleras Restrepo Misael Pastrana Borrero Alfonso López Michelsen Julio César Turbay Ayala Belisario Betancur Virgilio Barco Vargas César Gaviria Ernesto Samper Andrés Pastrana Arango Álvaro Uribe Juan Manuel Santos Iván Duque Gustavo Petro