Francia Márquez

13th Vice President of Colombia (2022-2026) · Colombia · On the map · Politicians · Born 1982 · age 43

Francia Elena Márquez Mina is a Colombian politician who served as the 13th Vice President of Colombia from 2022 to 2026. She was born in Yolombó, Cauca, a village in the southwest of Colombia. She first became an activist at 13, when construction of a dam threatened her community.

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A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 102 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2022“This situation of armed conflict and abandonment in terms of no social investment, that needs to be brought to a halt.”In their wordsInterview with Democracy Now (2022)Read the whole statement

“That is a history that is repeated day after day. Mothers go to work in the homes of other families, and they come home to bury their children. That is the history of our country.”In their wordsInterview with Democracy Now (2022)Read the whole statement

“Right now I’m here in the United States.”In their wordsInterview with Democracy Now (2022)Read the whole statement

“when I announced that I wanted to be president of Colombia, people said, “Francia, you’re crazy, because you think that” - they can’t imagine it.”In their wordsInterview with Democracy Now (2022)Read the whole statement

“It is not enough to promote more jobs; there needs to be a guarantee of training, remuneration, and stability.”In their wordsInterview with Latin America Reports (2022)Read the whole statement

“A multimodal transportation revolution is required to decarbonize the economy.”In their wordsInterview with Latin America Reports (2022)Read the whole statement

2019BBC 100 WomenAward2018Goldman Environmental PrizeAward2015Premio Nacional a la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos en ColombiaAward1982Born1 December 1982

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Salvajina hydroelectric dam, Cauca department in 2010

Residents of Yolombó, Cauca

Illegal mining in the Cauca department

Márquez at the peace negotiations in 2016

Francia Márquez during her presidential campaign in 2022.

Márquez met with President of Chile Gabriel Boric in 2022

Márquez with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in 2022

In their own words 4

Francia Márquez

4 statements, newest first

I have been proposing a program of agroecological productive projects and with the idea of food sovereignty being the top issue.
2022 · Interview with Democracy Now (2022), Own words
We’re tired of having to bury our family members and seeing women, mothers, burying their children. That is not just.
2022 · Interview with Democracy Now (2022), Own words
The strength of my ancestors and the women who gave birth to freedom and taught us the path of dignity motivated me to start on this road to the Colombian presidency.
2022 · Interview with Latin America Reports (2022), Own words

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Awards

BBC 100 Women2019

Goldman Environmental Prize2018

Premio Nacional a la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos en Colombia2015

About this person

On taking office, she became the first Afro-Colombian vice president in the country's history. She is also the second woman to hold the post, after Marta Lucía Ramírez.

Country

Colombia