Elsa Noguera

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Noguera and the second or maternal family name is de la Espriella.

Elsa Noguera
Noguera in 2023
Minister of Transport
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 August 2026
President	Abelardo de la Espriella
Preceded by	María Fernanda Rojas
Governor of Atlántico
In office 1 January 2020 – 1 January 2024
Preceded by	Eduardo Verano de la Rosa
Succeeded by	Eduardo Verano de la Rosa
Minister of Housing, City and Territory
In office 25 April 2016 – 9 August 2017
President	Juan Manuel Santos
Preceded by	Luis Felipe Henao Cardona
Succeeded by	Jaime Pumarejo
Mayor of Barranquilla
In office 1 January 2012 – 1 January 2016
Preceded by	Alejandro Char Chaljub
Succeeded by	Alejandro Char Chaljub
Senior Presidential Advisor for Regions and Citizen Participation
In office June 2010 – October 2011
President	Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Secretary of Finance of Barranquilla
In office 1 January 2008 – June 2010
Mayor	Alejandro Char Chaljub
Personal details
Born	Elsa Margarita Noguera de la Espriella (1973-09-30) 30 September 1973 Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Party	Radical Change (since 2008)
Other political affiliations	Liberal Party (1992–2001)
Spouse	Juan Carlos Hernández ​ ​ (m. 2017)​
Alma mater	Pontifical Xavierian University American University
Occupation	Economist • Politician

Elsa Margarita Noguera de la Espriella (born 30 September 1973) is a Colombian politician. She was the vice presidential nominee for the Radical Change Party in 2010, and in 2012 she was elected mayor of Barranquilla. She later served as the Minister of Housing, City and Territory. In 2020 she was elected the governor of the Atlántico Department.

Noguera received a degree in International Business from the American University. She also obtained an MBA from the University of the North (Uninorte).