Iván Duque Márquez

Former President of Colombia

Iván Duque Márquez (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈβan ˈdu.ke ˈmaɾkes]; born August 1, 1976) is a Colombian politician and economist. He was the 33rd President of Colombia from 7 August 2018 to 7 August 2022. Before, he was a senator for Bogota in the Senate of Colombia. He is a member of the Democratic Center Party.[1]


Iván Duque Márquez
33rd President of Colombia
In office
7 August 2018 – 7 August 2022
Vice PresidentMarta Lucía Ramírez
Preceded byJuan Manuel Santos
Succeeded byGustavo Petro
Member of the Senate of Colombia
In office
July 20, 2014 – April 10, 2018
Personal details
Born
Iván Duque Márquez

(1976-08-01) 1 August 1976 (age 47)
Bogotá, Colombia
Political partyDemocratic Center
Spouse(s)María Juliana Ruiz
Alma materSergio Arboleda University
American University
Georgetown University
WebsiteOfficial website

On March 11, 2018, Duque won the nomination to become the presidential candidate for the right coalition.[2] Duque was elected President of Colombia on June 17, 2018 after defeating Gustavo Petro 54% to 42% in the second round. On May 27, 2018 he won the first round of the presidential election with over 39% of the vote.[3]

References change

  1. "Biografia de Iván Duque". Biografia de Iván Duque. Archived from the original on 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  2. "Duque arrasa y da un paso más hacia la Casa de Nariño". KienyKe. 11 March 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. "Colombia president-elect vows to unite nation, alter peace deal". 18 June 2018 – via www.reuters.com.

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