Worldwide Guide to Women in
Leadership
Female Colombia Local Leaders
Also see Colombia Ministers
1954-1956 Governor Josefina Valencia de Hubach, Cauca
Minister of Education in 1956
1966-70 Governor Alina Muños de Zambrano, Cava
1974-77 og 1992-94 Governor Pilar Villegas de Hoyos, Caldas
1974-75 Governor Fidelina Villamizar de Pérez, Norte de Santander
According to a source 6 of 22 governors were women in 1974.
1974-75 Governor María Carmenza Arenas Abello , Norte de Santander
1976 Governor Lucelly García de Montoya, Quindio
In 1994 she was killed in a High-way robbery on her way to Honduras, where she
was posted as Ambassador
1978 Governor Olma Inés Beltrán de Mejía, Quindio
1981 Acting Governor Carmen García Vargas, Cesar
1980-81
Vice-Minister of Development 1982-83
1982-84 Intendent Luz Marina González Valcárcel, Casanare
1982-83 Governor Margarita Silva de Uribe, Norte de Santander
1986-87 Governor Maria Inés Castro de Ariza, Cesar
1988 Intendent Alicia Ramírez de Traslaviña, Casanare
1989-90 Governor Paulina Mejía de Castro, Cesar 1988-89 Governor Victoria Eugenia Osorio de Mejia, Caldas1995-97 Governor Cristina Mitchel Hunter, San Andres
1995-96 Acting Governor Maria Amparo Ossa Suárez, Caquetá
1996-97 Acting Governor Lucrecia Murcia Losada, Caquetá
2000-03 Governor Elsa Gladis Cifuentes Aranzázu, Risaralda
Until 2000 Presidential Councillor of Women's Affairs
2000 Governor Luz Amalia Amado Montoya, Norte de Santander
2000-03 Governor Dra. Nancy
de Guadalupe Hernández Suáres, Vaupés
Before 2001 Three times
acting Governor Aracely Morales López, Cartagena
Minister of Culture
2001-03.
Circa 2001-03 Governor Esperanza Andrade de Osso, Guainía
2003-05 Governor Susanie Davis Bryan, San Andres and Providencia
2004-12 Governor
Amparo Arbeláez Escalante, Quindío
2005-12 Governor
Gloria Orobio Rodríguez,
Amazonas
2005-? Governor Isabelina Tenorio, The Paez Reservation in Mosoco in the Province
of Tierradentro
2005-? Governor María Nelly Fiscué, The
Reservation of Toez
2005-? Governor Gloria Atillo, The
Reservation of Togaima
2005-? Governor Lusinda Aquite, The
Reservation of Turminá
2005-? Governor Rosario
Salazar, The Reservation of Inzá
2005?- Governor Imelda Vitopía, The
Reservation of Coetando
Circa 2006-?
Governor
Doris Puchana, The Awa Reservation
2007 Acting Governor Sandra Rubiano Leyton, Magdalena
2007-12 Governor Clara Inés Collazos Martínez, Cesar
2007-08
Governor-elect Marta del
Socorro Sáenz Correa, Córdoba
2008-12 Governor Marta del
Socorro Sáenz Correa, Córdoba
Administrator, civil servant and local politician. At first she was barred by a
court to take over, but she won the appeal and took office in February 2008. (b. 1959-).
2008 Governor Liliana Bittar
Castilla, Córdoba
Former civil servant, she was appointed to replace the governor-elect Martha
Saenz Correa, who was barred from taking over the post by a court order, but had
to resign when Saenz Correa won an appeal. (b.
1974-).
2008 and 2009-12 Acting Governor Olga Patricia Vega Cedeño,
Caquetá
2010-12 and 2013-14 Governor Julieta Gómez de Cortés, Casanare
2010-12 Acting Governor Oveida Parra Novoa, Guaviare
Appointed when her predecessor was suspended because he was being investigated
for corruption
2011-12 Governor Martha Inés Gonfrier Sarmiento, Casanare
2011 Acting Mayor of Bogota
María Fernanda Campo Saavedra
She worked in the local
administration for many years.
2012-15 Governor Aur
2016- Governor Oneida Rayeth Pinto Pérez, La Guajira
Mayor of Albania
2007-11
2016- Governor Rosa Cotes de Zuñiga, Magdalena
Her husband,
Francisco Zuñiga, was mayor of the provincial capital.
2016- Governor
Marcela Amaya García, Meta
Member of the Congress 2008-14.
2016-
Governor Sorrel Parisa Aroca Rodríguez, Putumayo
Member of the Local
Legislature and former Vice-President.
2016- Governor Dilian Francisca
Toro Torres, Valle del Cauca
Former Senator and Senate President 2006-07.
Updates 26.01.17