List of first ladies of Colombia

First Lady of Colombia
Currently in role
Verónica Alcocer
since August 7, 2022
StyleMadam First Lady
ResidenceCasa de Nariño
Inaugural holderSoledad Román de Núñez
WebsiteFirst 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.

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