In 2009 she resigned from the Senate to run as a candidate for the 2010 Conservative Party's presidential nomination, finishing third to the eventual Conservative nominee Noemí Sanín Posada. In 2014, she once again ran for the Conservative nomination, this time winning the nomination, but ultimately finishing third in the first round of the 2014 presidential election. Ramirez is also a member of Washington D.C. based think tank, The Inter-American Dialogue.[7]
Ramírez was born on 4 July 1954 in Zipaquira, Cundinamarca, Colombia[8] to Álvaro Ramírez Suárez and Alba Blanco Venturoli, the eldest and only daughter of their four children.[8][9] In 1974 she married Álvaro Rincón, a Colombian architect; together they have one daughter, María Alejandra.[10] She is of Italian descent through her mother,[8] and thorough her father, she is related to Jesús Ramírez Suárez, her uncle, who served as Chamber Representative for Cundinamarca.[11]
A lawyer from the Pontifical Xavierian University, she holds a specialization degree in Legal Sciences and Socioeconomics, and postgraduate specialisations in Financial Law from the University of the Andes, and in Business Management from La Sabana's INALDE Business School.[12] In 1996 she received a fellowship from Harvard University's Center for International Affairs, focusing on the internationalisation of the Colombian economy in the context of the rise of regional blocs and economic and commercial integration.[13]
Career
Minister of Foreign Trade
In 1997 Ramirez returned to Colombia as Noemi Sanin’s campaign manager who ran for office in 1998. When Sanin lost the race, the new president Andres Pastrana appointed Ramirez as Minister of Foreign Trade from 1998 until 2002. During this period she was rated as the best minister of Pastrana’s cabinet in several polls. Her most important achievements were the design and implementation of a 10-year Strategic Plan for exports, competitiveness and entrepreneurship policy for Colombia. At the end of Pastrana’s administration, Ramirez was appointed as Colombian ambassador to France. Only four months later, Alvaro Uribe was elected President and appointed Ramirez to become his Defence Minister.
Ambassador of Colombia in France
In 2002 Ramírez was then appointed as ambassador of Colombia in France for a few months. With the election of Álvaro Uribe as President of Colombia, Ramírez went back to Colombia.
Marta Lucia Ramirez was the 20th Minister of National Defence, the second woman in Latin America to hold this title after Michelle Bachelet who later became President of Chile. Ramirez served as Defence Minister from 2002 until 2003. Her most significant contributions to Alvaro Uribe’s government were the design and implementation of a 10-year Democratic Security Policy and her focus on civilian control over the military in order to maintain efficiency and legitimacy of the military forces in the war against the Colombian guerrillas, paramilitaries and narcotrafickers. During her term in the Defence Ministry, she designed and implemented the massive demobilisation program for guerrilla members, which focuses on young guerrillas to combat the FARC's recruitment of child soldiers. Under the leadership of President Uribe, she also implemented the security of Colombian roads through a program called “Live Colombia travel through it”, and designed a program focused on transparency and efficiency in the military procurement. She also initiates a group of civilian advisors to implement a reform in the Colombian Police, in order to complement the military fight against terrorism in urban locations. After serving as the Ministry of Defence, Ramirez became a private consultant in trade and security. She then became advisor for the World Trade Organisation where she was appointed Chairwoman for the panel of experts at the Airbus-Boeing Trade panel. She resigned to run for the Colombian Senate in 2006 where she was elected with a high majority of opinion votes in the U Party, a new political party organised under Uribe’s government.
Senator of Colombia
Elected as President of the International Affairs and Defence Commission in the Colombian Senate. As a senator she authored Law 1253/08 law for Colombian competitiveness; 1286/09 law for Science Technology and Innovation; 1190/09 law in favor of displaced people and different bills for public Universities, women protection, bilingual education and also presented political control debates to the executive branch. Due to her critics because of clientelism and corruption within the party, she organized dissidence with Gina Parody and Nicolas Uribe. Later Ramirez was against a third election of Alvaro Uribe as a Colombian president so she decided to resign from the party and the Congress. In 2010 she participated as a candidate for the Colombian presidency within the conservative party to which she still belongs.
In 2016 she and Nigeria Renteria Lozano were appointed as peace negotiators with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Various organisations had asked the director of UN Women and a Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations to intercede to get women appointed. The war with FARC had lasted 50 years at that point and consumed 600,000 lives.[14]
Ramírez with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in 2021
On 17 June 2018, Ramírez was elected Colombia's first female vice president, alongside former senator Iván Duque Márquez.[5] She assumed office on 7 August 2018.
During COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia, on 23 October 2020 Ramírez tested positive for COVID-19 but was asymptomatic, becoming the highest Colombian official to get infected.[15]
Ramírez left office on 7 August 2022 and was succeeded as vice president by Francia Márquez, whilst Álvaro Leyva replaced her as foreign minister.[16][17]
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Ramirez and the second or maternal family name is Blanco Marta Lucia Ramirez Blanco 4 born 4 July 1954 is a Colombian lawyer and politician who served as Vice President of Colombia from 2018 to 2022 She also served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia In 2018 Ramirez became the first woman elected to serve as Vice President of Colombia running on a ticket with Ivan Duque Marquez 5 In 2021 after the resignation of her predecessor Claudia Blum she was pronounced chancellor by the president Ivan Duque Marquez 6 Marta Lucia RamirezRamirez in 201918th Vice President of ColombiaIn office 7 August 2018 7 August 2022PresidentIvan DuquePreceded byoscar NaranjoSucceeded byFrancia MarquezMinister of Foreign AffairsIn office 19 May 2021 7 August 2022PresidentIvan DuquePreceded byClaudia BlumSucceeded byAlvaro LeyvaSenator of ColombiaIn office 20 July 2006 18 February 200920th Minister of National DefenceIn office 7 August 2002 9 November 2003PresidentAlvaro Uribe VelezPreceded byGustavo Bell LemusSucceeded byJorge Alberto Uribe Echavarria21st Ambassador of Colombia to FranceIn office 1 February 2002 25 July 2002PresidentAndres Pastrana ArangoPreceded byJuan Camilo Restrepo SalazarSucceeded byMiguel Gomez Martinez6th Minister of Foreign TradeIn office 7 August 1998 1 February 2002PresidentAndres Pastrana ArangoPreceded byCarlos Ronderos TorresSucceeded byAngela Maria Orozco Gomez1st Deputy Minister of Foreign TradeIn office 14 November 1991 12 February 1993PresidentCesar Gaviria TrujilloSucceeded byJuan Jose Echavarria SotoPersonal detailsBornMarta Lucia Ramirez Blanco 1954 07 04 4 July 1954 age 68 Zipaquira Cundinamarca Colombia 1 2 3 Political partyConservativeOther politicalaffiliationsParty of the U 2006 2009 SpouseAlvaro Rincon m 1984 wbr ChildrenMaria Alejandra Rincon RamirezAlma materPontifical Xavierian University LLB 1975 Center for International Affairs Fellow 1996 1997 ProfessionLawyerWebsiteWebsiteElected Senator of Colombia in 2006 Ramirez introduced legislative initiatives to permit women to attain the rank of General in the Military Forces of Colombia and to mandate English teaching in schools Ramirez was Colombia s first female Minister of National Defence serving from 2002 to 2003 in the administration of President Alvaro Uribe Velez and the second woman in Latin America to hold this title She has also served as the 6th Minister of Foreign Trade of Colombia from 1998 to 2002 In 2009 she resigned from the Senate to run as a candidate for the 2010 Conservative Party s presidential nomination finishing third to the eventual Conservative nominee Noemi Sanin Posada In 2014 she once again ran for the Conservative nomination this time winning the nomination but ultimately finishing third in the first round of the 2014 presidential election Ramirez is also a member of Washington D C based think tank The Inter American Dialogue 7 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 2 1 Minister of Foreign Trade 2 2 Ambassador of Colombia in France 2 3 Minister of National Defence 2 4 Senator of Colombia 2 5 Vice presidency 2018 2022 3 Honours 4 References 5 External linksPersonal life EditRamirez was born on 4 July 1954 in Zipaquira Cundinamarca Colombia 8 to Alvaro Ramirez Suarez and Alba Blanco Venturoli the eldest and only daughter of their four children 8 9 In 1974 she married Alvaro Rincon a Colombian architect together they have one daughter Maria Alejandra 10 She is of Italian descent through her mother 8 and thorough her father she is related to Jesus Ramirez Suarez her uncle who served as Chamber Representative for Cundinamarca 11 A lawyer from the Pontifical Xavierian University she holds a specialization degree in Legal Sciences and Socioeconomics and postgraduate specialisations in Financial Law from the University of the Andes and in Business Management from La Sabana s INALDE Business School 12 In 1996 she received a fellowship from Harvard University s Center for International Affairs focusing on the internationalisation of the Colombian economy in the context of the rise of regional blocs and economic and commercial integration 13 Career EditMinister of Foreign Trade Edit In 1997 Ramirez returned to Colombia as Noemi Sanin s campaign manager who ran for office in 1998 When Sanin lost the race the new president Andres Pastrana appointed Ramirez as Minister of Foreign Trade from 1998 until 2002 During this period she was rated as the best minister of Pastrana s cabinet in several polls Her most important achievements were the design and implementation of a 10 year Strategic Plan for exports competitiveness and entrepreneurship policy for Colombia At the end of Pastrana s administration Ramirez was appointed as Colombian ambassador to France Only four months later Alvaro Uribe was elected President and appointed Ramirez to become his Defence Minister Ambassador of Colombia in France Edit In 2002 Ramirez was then appointed as ambassador of Colombia in France for a few months With the election of Alvaro Uribe as President of Colombia Ramirez went back to Colombia Minister of National Defence Edit Minister Ramirez speaking with her counterpart United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld during a defence summit in Santiago Chile in 2002 Marta Lucia Ramirez was the 20th Minister of National Defence the second woman in Latin America to hold this title after Michelle Bachelet who later became President of Chile Ramirez served as Defence Minister from 2002 until 2003 Her most significant contributions to Alvaro Uribe s government were the design and implementation of a 10 year Democratic Security Policy and her focus on civilian control over the military in order to maintain efficiency and legitimacy of the military forces in the war against the Colombian guerrillas paramilitaries and narcotrafickers During her term in the Defence Ministry she designed and implemented the massive demobilisation program for guerrilla members which focuses on young guerrillas to combat the FARC s recruitment of child soldiers Under the leadership of President Uribe she also implemented the security of Colombian roads through a program called Live Colombia travel through it and designed a program focused on transparency and efficiency in the military procurement She also initiates a group of civilian advisors to implement a reform in the Colombian Police in order to complement the military fight against terrorism in urban locations After serving as the Ministry of Defence Ramirez became a private consultant in trade and security She then became advisor for the World Trade Organisation where she was appointed Chairwoman for the panel of experts at the Airbus Boeing Trade panel She resigned to run for the Colombian Senate in 2006 where she was elected with a high majority of opinion votes in the U Party a new political party organised under Uribe s government Senator of Colombia Edit Elected as President of the International Affairs and Defence Commission in the Colombian Senate As a senator she authored Law 1253 08 law for Colombian competitiveness 1286 09 law for Science Technology and Innovation 1190 09 law in favor of displaced people and different bills for public Universities women protection bilingual education and also presented political control debates to the executive branch Due to her critics because of clientelism and corruption within the party she organized dissidence with Gina Parody and Nicolas Uribe Later Ramirez was against a third election of Alvaro Uribe as a Colombian president so she decided to resign from the party and the Congress In 2010 she participated as a candidate for the Colombian presidency within the conservative party to which she still belongs In 2016 she and Nigeria Renteria Lozano were appointed as peace negotiators with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia FARC Various organisations had asked the director of UN Women and a Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations to intercede to get women appointed The war with FARC had lasted 50 years at that point and consumed 600 000 lives 14 Vice presidency 2018 2022 Edit See also Vice President of Colombia Ramirez with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in 2021 On 17 June 2018 Ramirez was elected Colombia s first female vice president alongside former senator Ivan Duque Marquez 5 She assumed office on 7 August 2018 During COVID 19 pandemic in Colombia on 23 October 2020 Ramirez tested positive for COVID 19 but was asymptomatic becoming the highest Colombian official to get infected 15 Ramirez left office on 7 August 2022 and was succeeded as vice president by Francia Marquez whilst Alvaro Leyva replaced her as foreign minister 16 17 Honours Edit South Korea Grand Gwanghwa Medal of the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit 6 May 2022 18 References Edit Marta Lucia Ramirez la primera vicepresidenta de Colombia France 24 18 June 2018 Retrieved 25 May 2021 Espectador El ELESPECTADOR COM ELESPECTADOR COM Retrieved 25 May 2021 Fallecio madre de Marta Lucia Ramirez El Nuevo Siglo Retrieved 25 May 2021 Cinco candidatos se disputaran la Presidencia de la Republica de Colombia in Spanish Bogota Colombia National Civil Registry 2014 Archived from the original on 11 December 2018 Retrieved 21 May 2014 a b Colombia presidential election results Meet Ivan Duque the man who rose to power Newsweek 17 June 2018 Retrieved 19 June 2018 Twitter https twitter com i broadcasts 1eaKbnAlejvKX Retrieved 19 May 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help Inter American Dialogue Marta Lucia Ramirez www thedialogue org Retrieved 19 April 2017 a b c Ortiz Maria Paulina 17 May 2014 Marta Lucia Ramirez El Tiempo in Spanish Bogota ISSN 0121 9987 OCLC 28894254 Retrieved 21 May 2014 Marta Lucia Ramirez una mujer de armas tomar que busca la Presidencia El Pais in Spanish Cali Valle del Cauca 9 May 2014 ISSN 0124 891X Archived from the original on 22 May 2014 Retrieved 21 May 2014 Maria Alejandra Jet Set in Spanish Bogota 2006 ISSN 0123 7918 Retrieved 21 May 2014 Todo Sobre Marta Lucia Ramirez in Spanish Bogota La Silla Vacia 2014 Archived from the original on 22 May 2014 Retrieved 21 May 2014 Perfil Marta Lucia Ramirez in Spanish Bogota La Silla Vacia 2014 Retrieved 21 May 2014 Fellows for 1996 97 Named at Center for International Affairs Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard Gazette 10 October 1996 Retrieved 21 May 2014 Colombia Appoints Women Peace Negotiators GNWP 26 July 2016 Retrieved 21 December 2021 La vicepresidenta de Colombia da positivo por coronavirus El Pais in Spanish 23 October 2020 Velasco Hector 7 August 2022 Gustavo Petro sworn in as Colombia s first leftist president AFP in Spanish Archived from the original on 7 August 2022 Retrieved 7 August 2022 Alsema Adriaan 7 August 2022 The men and women who will govern Colombia in the coming years Colombia Reports in Spanish Archived from the original on 7 August 2022 Retrieved 7 August 2022 Vice President and Foreign Minister Marta Lucia Ramirez conferred with the Grand Gwanghwa Medal of the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit from the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Colombia Choo Jong Youn Shutterstock 6 May 2022 Retrieved 18 October 2022 External links EditBiography by CIDOB Wikimedia Commons has media related to Martha Lucia Ramirez Blanco Party political officesPreceded byNoemi Sanin Conservative nominee for President of Colombia2014 Succeeded byGerman Vargas LlerasPreceded byCarlos Holmes Trujillo Democratic Center nominee for Vice President of Colombia2018 Most recentDiplomatic postsPreceded byJuan Camilo Restrepo Salazar Colombian Ambassador to France2002 Succeeded byMiguel Gomez MartinezPolitical officesPreceded byCarlos Ronderos Torres Minister of Foreign Trade1998 2002 Succeeded byAngela Maria Orozco GomezPreceded byGustavo Bell Lemus Minister of National Defense2002 2003 Succeeded byJorge Alberto Uribe 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