Viviane Morales

Viviane Morales
Viviane Morales
	Official portrait, 2018
Minister of National Education
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 7 August 2026
President	Abelardo de la Espriella
Preceded by	Daniel Rojas Medellín
Ambassador of Colombia to France
	In office; 12 November 2018 – 24 May 2021
President	Iván Duque
Preceded by	Federico Renjifo
Succeeded by	Mauricio Vargas
6th Attorney General of Colombia
	In office; 12 January 2011 – 6 March 2012
Nominated by	Juan Manuel Santos
Deputy	Wilson Alejandro Martínez (2011); Martha Lucía Zamora (2011–2012);
Preceded by	Mario Iguarán
Succeeded by	Luis Eduardo Montealegre
Senator of Colombia
	In office; 20 July 2014 – 18 January 2018
	In office; 20 July 1998 – 20 July 2002
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
	In office; 1 December 1991 – 20 July 1998
Constituency	Bogotá
Deputy Minister of Economic Development
	In office; 1 September 1989 – 31 October 1989
Minister	María Mercedes Cuéllar
Preceded by	Federico Renjifo Vélez
Succeeded by	Fernando Panessa Serna
Secretary General of the Ministry of Economic Development
	In office; 1 January 1988 – 7 August 1990
Minister	Miguel Merino Gordillo; Carlos Arturo Marulanda; María Mercedes Cuellar
Preceded by	Alfonso Campo Soto
Succeeded by	Carlos Alberto Garay
Personal details
Born	Viviane Aleyda Morales Hoyos; 17 March 1962; Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Party	Defenders of the Homeland (since 2025)
Other political; affiliations	Christian Union (1991–1998); Front of Hope (1998–2002); Liberal Party (2002–2018); Somos Región Colombia (2018); Independent (2018–2025)
Spouse(s)	Luis Alfonso Gutiérrez (m. 1987; div. 2000); Carlos Alonso Lucio (m. 2000; div. 2008); (m. 2011; div. 2020)
Children	3
Alma mater	Our Lady of the Rosary University; Paris-Panthéon-Assas University
Occupation	Lawyer • Professor • Politician

Viviane Aleyda Morales Hoyos (born 17 March 1962) is a Colombian politician who currently serves as the Minister of National Education since August 2026. She was the 6th 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 a member 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 Colombian presidential election, but she ended her campaign in favour of Iván Duque.^[6]^[7]

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. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. 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.
↑ Davlop, Davlop (2 May 2018). "Viviane Morales renuncia a su candidatura presidencial". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2026.
↑ Marulanda, Olga Patricia Rendón (7 May 2018). "Partido de Viviane Morales adhirió a Germán Vargas Lleras". www.elcolombiano.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2026.

[1] "Llegó la era Viviane Morales". El Espectador (in Spanish). Bogotá. 11 January 2011. ISSN 0122-2856. OCLC 436626557. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. 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.

[6] Davlop, Davlop (2 May 2018). "Viviane Morales renuncia a su candidatura presidencial". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2026.

[7] Marulanda, Olga Patricia Rendón (7 May 2018). "Partido de Viviane Morales adhirió a Germán Vargas Lleras". www.elcolombiano.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2026.

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