Viviane Morales Hoyos

Viviane Morales
Viviane Morales
	Morales in 2018
Ambassador of Colombia in France
	In office; 12 November 2018 – 24 May 2021
President	Iván Duque
Preceded by	Federico Renjifo
Succeeded by	Mauricio Vargas
Senator of Colombia
	In office; 20 July 2014 – 19 July 2018
6th Attorney General of Colombia
	In office; 12 January 2011 – 6 March 2012
Nominated by	Juan Manuel Santos
Preceded by	Guillermo Mendoza (acting)
Succeeded by	Martha Lucía Zamora (acting)
Senator of Colombia
	In office; 20 July 1998 – 20 July 2002
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
	In office; 1 December 1991 – 20 July 1998
Constituency	Capital District
Personal details
Born	17 March 1962 (age 62); Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political party	Somos Región Colombia
Other political; affiliations	Christian Union (1991-1998); Front of Hope (1998-2002); Liberal (2002-2018)
Spouse(s)	Luis Alfonso Gutiérrez (1987-2000); Carlos Alonso Lucio López; (2000-2008; 2011-2020)
Children	Gabriela Gutiérrez Morales; Esteban Gutiérrez Morales; Sara Gutiérrez Morales
Alma mater	Our Lady of the Rosary University (LLB, 1984); Pantheon-Sorbonne University (LLM, 1985)
Profession	Lawyer

Viviane Aleyda Morales Hoyos (born 17 March 1962) was the 7th Attorney General of Colombia and the first woman to hold that post.^[1] She was elected by the Supreme Court of Justice out of a list of three candidates presented by President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón that also included Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero and Carlos Gustavo Arrieta Padilla. On 2 March 2012, she resigned days after her election as Attorney General was invalidated by the Council of State due to irregularities in her election.^[2] Her resignation was accepted on 5 March 2012 by the Supreme Court.^[3]

She was part of the Colombian Senate from 2014 until 2018.

She is well known in Colombia as being one of the opposing figures of the same sex marriage, and in particular the adoption of kids by same sex couples, owing to her Christian faith.^[4] Morales is a popular figure among Pentecostals and other Protestant Christians in Colombia, as they make up 70-80% of her voter base.^[5]

Viviane was a presidential candidate for the 2018-2022 period, but she resigned. Her vice presidential formula was Jorge Leyva Durán.

She was the ambassador of Colombia to France under president Iván Duque from November 2018 to May 2021.

References

^ "Llegó la era Viviane Morales". El Espectador (in Spanish). Bogotá. 11 January 2011. ISSN 0122-2856. OCLC 436626557. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
^ "Colombia chief prosecutor Viviane Morales resigns". BBC News. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
^ "Corte Suprema aceptó renuncia de fiscal Viviane Morales". El Espectador (in Spanish). Bogotá. 5 March 2012. ISSN 0122-2856. OCLC 436626557. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
^ "¿Cómo son las iglesias cristianas en Colombia?" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
^ "Viviane Morales y el vaivén de los votos cristianos" (in Spanish). El Espectador. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

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[1] "Llegó la era Viviane Morales". El Espectador (in Spanish). Bogotá. 11 January 2011. ISSN 0122-2856. OCLC 436626557. Retrieved 2 June 2013.

[2] "Colombia chief prosecutor Viviane Morales resigns". BBC News. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2013.

[3] "Corte Suprema aceptó renuncia de fiscal Viviane Morales". El Espectador (in Spanish). Bogotá. 5 March 2012. ISSN 0122-2856. OCLC 436626557. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

[4] "¿Cómo son las iglesias cristianas en Colombia?" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

[5] "Viviane Morales y el vaivén de los votos cristianos" (in Spanish). El Espectador. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

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