Viviane Morales Hoyos Explained

Viviane Morales
Office1:Ambassador of Colombia in France
President1:Iván Duque
Term Start1:12 November 2018
Term End1:24 May 2021
Predecessor1:Federico Renjifo
Successor1:Mauricio Vargas
Office2:Senator of Colombia
Term Start2:20 July 2014
Term End2:19 July 2018
Order3:6th
Office3:Attorney General of Colombia
Nominator3:Juan Manuel Santos
Predecessor3:Guillermo Mendoza (acting)
Successor3:Martha Lucía Zamora (acting)
Term Start3:12 January 2011
Term End3:6 March 2012
Office4:Senator of Colombia
Term Start4:20 July 1998
Term End4:20 July 2002
Constituency5:Capital District
Office5:Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Term Start5:1 December 1991
Term End5:20 July 1998
Birth Date:17 March 1962
Birth Place:Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Nationality:Colombian
Party:Somos Región Colombia
Otherparty:Christian Union (1991-1998)
Front of Hope (1998-2002)
Liberal (2002-2018)
Spouse: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.

Notes and References

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