Francia Márquez
Vice President of Colombia
Francia Elena Márquez Mina (born 1 December 1981)[2] is a Colombian human-rights and environmental activist who is the Vice President of Colombia since 2022.[3]
Francia Márquez | |
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| 13th Vice President of Colombia | |
| Assumed office 7 August 2022 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Marta Lucía Ramírez |
| Minister of Equality | |
| Assumed office 7 August 2022 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francia Elena Márquez Mina 1 December 1981 Suárez, Cauca, Colombia |
| Political party | Alternative Democratic Pole (since 2021) Soy Porque Somos (2014–2021)[1] |
| Other political affiliations | Historic Pact for Colombia |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Santiago de Cali University |
| Website | franciamarquezmina |
In August 2020, Márquez announced her candidacy for President of Colombia in the 2022 election. She is the first Colombian woman of African descent to run for the presidency.[4] She later became the vice presidential candidate for Gustavo Petro's presidential campaign and won the election in June 2022, becoming the country's first black female vice president.[5]
In 2019, the BBC listed Francia Márquez on their 100 Women for that year.[6]
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