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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Verónica Alcocer
|name = Verónica Alcocer
|image = Veronica_Alcocer.jpg
|image = Verónica_Alcocer_García.jpg
|caption =
|caption =
|office = [[First Lady of Colombia|First Lady of Colombia]]
|office = [[Colombia|First Lady of Colombia]]
|term_label = Assumed role
|term_label = Assumed role
|president = [[Gustavo Petro]]
|president = [[Gustavo Petro]]
| term = August 7, 2022
|term = August 7, 2022
| term_end =
|term_end =
| predecessor = [[María Juliana Ruiz]]
|predecessor = [[María Juliana Ruiz]]
|office1 = [[Bogota|First Lady of Bogotá]]
|office1 = [[Bogota|First Lady of Bogotá]]
|governor1 =
|1blankname1 = Mayor
|1namedata1 = [[Gustavo Petro]]
|term_label1 = In role
|term_label1 = In role
|term_start1 = April 23, 2014
|term_start1 = January 1, 2012
|term_end1 = December 31, 2015
|term_end1 = December 31, 2015
|predecessor1 = Claudia de Francisco
|predecessor1 = Cristina González
|successor1 = Liliana Sánchez
|successor1 = Liliana Sánchez
|birth_name = Verónica del Socorro Alcocer García
|term_label2 = In role
|term_start2 = January 1, 2012
|term_end2 = March 19, 2014
|predecessor2 = {{plainlist|
* Carlos Arturo Romero Jiménez (acting)
* Cristina González}}
|successor2 = Claudia de Francisco
|birth_name = Verónica Alcocer García
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|5|26}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|5|26}}
|birth_place = [[Sincelejo]], [[Sucre]], Colombia
|birth_place = [[Sincelejo]], [[Sucre]], Colombia
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|death_place =
|death_place =
|party = [[Humane Colombia]] (since 2011)
|party = [[Humane Colombia]] (since 2011)
|spouse = {{Marriage|[[Gustavo Petro]]|2003}}
|spouse = {{Marriage|[[Gustavo Petro]]|2000}}
|children = 3
|children = 3
|website = {{url|twitter.com/Veronicalcocerg|Official Twitter}}<br>{{url|instagram.com/veronicalcocerg|Official Instagram}}
|website = {{url|twitter.com/Veronicalcocerg|Official Twitter}}<br>{{url|instagram.com/veronicalcocerg|Official Instagram}}
}}
}}
'''Verónica Alcocer García''' (born May 26, 1976) who has been the [[First Lady of Colombia]] since 2022. She is the wife of the former mayor of [[Bogotá]] and [[President of Colombia|president]] of [[Colombia]], [[Gustavo Petro]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lasillavacia.com/quien-es-quien/veronica-alcocer-garcia|title=Quien es Verónica Alcocer García|access-date=June 5, 2022|date=April 23, 2021|website=lasillavacia|language=es}}</ref>
'''Verónica del Socorro Alcocer García''' (born May 26, 1976) is a Colombian philantropist and activist serving as [[Colombia|first lady of Colombia]] since 2022 as the wife of [[President of Colombia|President]] [[Gustavo Petro]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lasillavacia.com/quien-es-quien/veronica-alcocer-garcia|title=Quien es Verónica Alcocer García|access-date=June 5, 2022|date=April 23, 2021|website=lasillavacia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latinpost.com/articles/156297/20220810/colombia-first-lady-veronica-alcocer-gustavo-petro-wife.htm|title=Colombia's New First Lady Veronica Alcocer: Get to Know President Gustavo Petro's Wife|access-date=December 18, 2022|date=August 10, 2022|last=Webber|first=Mary|newspaper=latinpost.com}}</ref> Before becoming first lady, she was the [[Bogotá|first lady of Bogotá]] from 2012 to 2015 when her husband was Mayor of Bogotá.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.radionacional.co/actualidad/politica/quien-es-veronica-alcocer-esposa-de-gustavo-petro-elecciones-2022|title= ¿Quién es Verónica Alcocer, la nueva primera dama?|access-date=November 15, 2022|date=June 19, 2022|last=Leal|first=Diana|newspaper=radionacional.co}}</ref>


She spent a few years wanting to be an [[artist]], however she later studied law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://colombia.as.com/actualidad/quien-es-veronica-alcocer-la-pareja-de-gustavo-petro-el-candidato-a-las-elecciones-de-colombia-2022-n/|title=Quién es Verónica Alcocer, la pareja de Gustavo Petro, el candidato a las elecciones de Colombia 2022|access-date=June 17, 2022|date=May 29, 2022|website=colombia.as|language=es}}</ref>
She spent a few years wanting to be an [[artist]], however she later studied law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://colombia.as.com/actualidad/quien-es-veronica-alcocer-la-pareja-de-gustavo-petro-el-candidato-a-las-elecciones-de-colombia-2022-n/|title=Quién es Verónica Alcocer, la pareja de Gustavo Petro, el candidato a las elecciones de Colombia 2022|access-date=June 17, 2022|date=May 29, 2022|website=colombia.as}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/veronica-alcocer-asi-es-su-historia-de-amor-con-gustavo-petro/202232/|title=Veronica Alcocer asi es su historia de amor con Gustavo Petro|access-date=21 June 2022|date=21 June 2022|website=semana.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://redmas.com.co/w/historia-de-amor-gustavo-petro-y-veronica-alcocer|title=La historia de amor entre el presidente electo Gustavo Petro y Verónica Alcocer|access-date=November 20, 2022|date=August 5, 2022|website=redmas.com.co}}</ref>

She has a son from another marriage. Her and Petro were married in 2003 and they have two children together. During Petro's political career, she was the subject of many death threats and spying.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:36, 5 June 2024

Verónica Alcocer
First Lady of Colombia
Assumed role
August 7, 2022
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byMaría Juliana Ruiz
First Lady of Bogotá
In role
January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2015
MayorGustavo Petro
Preceded byCristina González
Succeeded byLiliana Sánchez
Personal details
Born
Verónica del Socorro Alcocer García

(1976-05-26) May 26, 1976 (age 48)
Sincelejo, Sucre, Colombia
Political partyHumane Colombia (since 2011)
Spouse(s)
(m. 2000)
Children3
WebsiteOfficial Twitter
Official Instagram

Verónica del Socorro Alcocer García (born May 26, 1976) is a Colombian philantropist and activist serving as first lady of Colombia since 2022 as the wife of President Gustavo Petro.[1][2] Before becoming first lady, she was the first lady of Bogotá from 2012 to 2015 when her husband was Mayor of Bogotá.[3]

She spent a few years wanting to be an artist, however she later studied law.[4][5][6]

References

  1. "Quien es Verónica Alcocer García". lasillavacia. April 23, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. Webber, Mary (August 10, 2022). "Colombia's New First Lady Veronica Alcocer: Get to Know President Gustavo Petro's Wife". latinpost.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  3. Leal, Diana (June 19, 2022). "¿Quién es Verónica Alcocer, la nueva primera dama?". radionacional.co. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  4. "Quién es Verónica Alcocer, la pareja de Gustavo Petro, el candidato a las elecciones de Colombia 2022". colombia.as. May 29, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  5. "Veronica Alcocer asi es su historia de amor con Gustavo Petro". semana.com. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  6. "La historia de amor entre el presidente electo Gustavo Petro y Verónica Alcocer". redmas.com.co. August 5, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.