Viviane Morales Hoyos

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]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Hoyos.
Viviane Morales
Morales in 2018
Ambassador of Colombia in France
In office
12 November 2018 – 24 May 2021
PresidentIván Duque
Preceded byFederico Renjifo
Succeeded byMauricio Vargas
Senator of Colombia
In office
20 July 2014 – 19 July 2018
Attorney General of Colombia
In office
12 January 2011 – 6 March 2012
Nominated byJuan Manuel Santos
Preceded byGuillermo Mendoza
Succeeded byMartha Lucía Zamora
Senator of Colombia
In office
20 July 1998 – 20 July 2002
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
1 December 1991 – 20 July 1998
ConstituencyCapital District
Personal details
Born (1962-03-17) 17 March 1962
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political partySomos Región
Other political
affiliations		Christian Union (1991-1998)
Front of Hope (1998-2002)
Liberal (2002-2018)
Spouse(s)Luis Alfonso Gutiérrez (1987-2000)
Carlos Alonso Lucio López
(2000-2008; 2011-2020)
ChildrenGabriela Gutiérrez Morales
Esteban Gutiérrez Morales
Sara Gutiérrez Morales
Alma materOur Lady of the Rosary University (LLB, 1984)
Pantheon-Sorbonne University (LLM, 1985)
ProfessionLawyer

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 is currently the ambassador of Colombia to France.

References
  1. "Llegó la era Viviane Morales". El Espectador (in Spanish). Bogotá. 11 January 2011. ISSN 0122-2856. OCLC 436626557. 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.


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