Verónica Alcocer

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Verónica Alcocer
First Lady of Colombia
Assumed role
August 7, 2022
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byMaría Juliana Ruiz
First Lady of Bogotá
In role
April 23, 2014 – December 31, 2015
Preceded byClaudia de Francisco
Succeeded byLiliana Sánchez
In role
January 1, 2012 – March 19, 2014
Preceded by
  • Carlos Arturo Romero Jiménez (acting)
  • Cristina González
Succeeded byClaudia de Francisco
Personal details
Born
Verónica Alcocer García

(1976-05-26) May 26, 1976 (age 47)
Sincelejo, Sucre, Colombia
Political partyHumane Colombia (since 2011)
Spouse(s)
Gustavo Petro (m. 2003)
Children3
WebsiteOfficial Twitter
Official Instagram

Verónica Alcocer García (born May 26, 1976) who has been the First Lady of Colombia since 2022. She is the wife of the former mayor of Bogotá and president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro.[1]

She spent a few years wanting to be an artist, however she later studied law.[2]

She has a son from another marriage. Her and Petro were married in 2003 and they have two children together. During Petro's political career, she was the subject of many death threats and spying.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Quien es Verónica Alcocer García". lasillavacia (in Spanish). April 23, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. "Quién es Verónica Alcocer, la pareja de Gustavo Petro, el candidato a las elecciones de Colombia 2022". colombia.as (in Spanish). May 29, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.