Worldwide Guide to Women in
Leadership
Female Colombia Local Leaders
Also see Columbia Ministers
1954-1956 Governor Josefina Valencia de Hubach, Cauca
Minister of Education in 1956
1966-70 Governor Alina Muños de Zambrano, Cava
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
Around 1997 Governor Pilar Villegas de Hoyos, Caldas
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
2000- Delegate of the Governor María Nelly Sánchez, Coello
2000- Delegate of the Governor Fraxi Nelly Gerena López, Mariquita
2000- Delegate of the Governor Silveria Collazos, Melgar
2000- Delegate of the Governor Sonia Marcela Sánchez Acosta, Ortega
2000- Delegate of the Governor Luz Stella Reyes Gómez, Rioblanco
Before 2001 Three times
acting Governor Aracely Morales López, Cartagena
Minister of Culture
2001-03.
Ca. 2001-03 Governor Esperanza Andrade de Osso, Guainía
2003- Governor Susanie Davis Bryan, San Andres and Providencia
2004- Governor
Amparo Arbeláez Escalante, Quindío
2005- 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
Ca. 2006-
Governor
Doris Puchana, The Awa Reservation
2007- Acting Governor Sandra Rubiano Leyton, Magdalena
2007- Governor Clara Inés Collazos Martínez, Cesar
2007-08
Governor-elect Marta del
Socorro Sáenz Correa, Córdoba
2008- 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- Acting Governor Olga Patricia Vega Cedeño,
Caquetá
2010- Governor Julieta Gómez de Cortés, Casanare
2010- Acting Governor Oveida Parra Novoa, Guaviare
Appointed when her predecessor was suspended because he was being investigated
for corruption
2011- Governor Martha Inés Gonfrier Sarmiento, Casanare
2011 Acting Mayor of Bogota
María Fernanda Campo Saavedra
Updates 05.05.11