Iván Duque
Iván Duque Márquez ODB ODSC OSP GOM CYC OSC OMDSM GColIH (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈβan ˈdu.ke ˈmaɾkes]; born 1 August 1976) is a Colombian politician and lawyer who served as the president of Colombia from 2018 to 2022. He was elected as the candidate from the Democratic Centre Party in the 2018 Colombian presidential election. Backed by his mentor, former president and powerful senator Alvaro Uribe, he was elected despite having been relatively unknown a year before the election. He ran on a platform that included opposing Juan Manuel Santos' peace agreement with the FARC guerrilla group. After Duque's term came to an end, he was succeeded by Gustavo Petro on 7 August 2022, after Petro won the runoff round in the 2022 Colombian presidential election.
Iván Duque | |
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Duque in 2020 | |
| 33rd President of Colombia | |
| In office 7 August 2018 – 7 August 2022 | |
| Vice President | Marta Lucía Ramírez |
| Preceded by | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Succeeded by | Gustavo Petro |
| President pro tempore of PROSUR | |
| In office 12 December 2020 – 27 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sebastián Piñera |
| Succeeded by | Mario Abdo Benítez |
| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 2014 – 10 April 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Iván Duque Márquez 1 August 1976 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Political party | Democratic Center |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Sergio Arboleda University American University Georgetown University |
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