Iván Duque Márquez

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

1 August 1976 (aged 50)
Bogotá, Colombia
Political partyDemocratic Center
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2003)​
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]

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References

  1. ↑ Biografia de Iván Duque. Biografia de Iván Duque. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  2. ↑ Duque arrasa y da un paso más hacia la Casa de Nariño. KienyKe (11 March 2018). Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Colombia president-elect vows to unite nation, alter peace deal (18 June 2018).

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