In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Sandoval.
María Juliana Ruiz Sandoval (born 25 May 1978)[1] is a Colombian politician who served as First Lady of Colombia from 2018 to 2022. She is married to Iván Duque, who became former president of the country on 7 August 2018 to 2022, succeeding Juan Manuel Santos.[2]
Living in Washington, Ruiz managed to become professionally involved with the Organization of American States, where she worked for more than a decade initially in various capacities and later under the guidance of the Secretary General and the Assistant Secretary General, leading projects and commissions of the organization.[3]
After her experience in the United States, she returned to her native country to join the Shaio Clinic, where she served as Secretary General until she became the nation's First Lady in 2018,[4] when her husband Iván Duque Márquez was elected President of Colombia, succeeding Juan Manuel Santos.[5][6] From her position, Ruiz has led various social projects, most notably the Great Alliance for Nutrition, an initiative that seeks to mitigate the impact of child malnutrition in the country.[7][8][9]
Personal life
Ruiz met Iván Duque Márquez in his youth[2] and years later began a relationship with him while living in Washington, D.C. The couple married on 15 February 2003 and returned to Colombia when Duque decided to run for the Senate of the Republic. Their three children were born in Washington: Luciana, Eloísa and Matías.[3]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, on 25 November 2020 she tested positive for COVID-19 but was asymptomatic. President Duque tested negative.[10]
References
^"H.E. María Juliana Ruiz Sandoval". Concordia (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2020.
^ abc"¿Quién es María Juliana Ruíz, la nueva primera dama?". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 10 May 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
^ abc"María Juliana Ruiz". Protagonista (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2020.
^"La primera dama alertó que más de 280 mil niños menores de 5 años tienen sobrepeso". La FM (in Spanish). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
^"Iván Duque, nuevo presidente de Colombia". El Espectador (in Spanish). 17 June 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
^"El perfil de Iván Duque, el joven y metódico presidente electo". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 17 June 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
^"La Gran Alianza por la Nutrición cumple su primer año de trabajo por una causa nacional". Revista El Congreso (in Spanish). 5 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
^Castellanos, Ricardo. "Colombia logra una reducción del 11% en las notificaciones de muertes de niños menores de 5 años asociadas a desnutrición". Publimetro Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2020.
^"'Los niños no pueden ser convertidos en tendencia para aumentar seguidores': María Juliana Ruiz". RCN Radio (in Spanish). 15 February 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
^"Colombia's first lady tests positive for coronavirus". Reuters. 25 November 2020.
maría, juliana, ruiz, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, ruiz, second, maternal, family, name, sandoval, sandoval, born, 1978, colombian, politician, served, first, lady, colombia, from, 2018, 2022, married, iván, duque, became, former, president, . In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Sandoval Maria Juliana Ruiz Sandoval born 25 May 1978 1 is a Colombian politician who served as First Lady of Colombia from 2018 to 2022 She is married to Ivan Duque who became former president of the country on 7 August 2018 to 2022 succeeding Juan Manuel Santos 2 Maria Juliana RuizRuiz at the White House in 2019First Lady of ColombiaIn role 7 August 2018 7 August 2022PresidentIvan DuquePreceded byMaria Clemencia RodriguezSucceeded byVeronica AlcocerPersonal detailsBornMaria Juliana Ruiz Sandoval 1978 05 25 25 May 1978 age 45 Bogota ColombiaSpouseIvan Duque m 2003 wbr Children3Alma materPontifical Xavierian University BL Washington College of Law Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early years 1 2 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditEarly years Edit Ruiz was born in Bogota in 1978 to Luis Fernando Ruiz and Gloria Sandoval She did her basic studies at the Marymount School and later entered the Pontifical Xavierian University where she studied law 2 After finishing her undergraduate studies she moved to Paris to study at the Institut Catholique She later moved to Washington D C where she obtained a Master of Laws with an emphasis on International Business at the Washington College of Law of American University 3 Career Edit Living in Washington Ruiz managed to become professionally involved with the Organization of American States where she worked for more than a decade initially in various capacities and later under the guidance of the Secretary General and the Assistant Secretary General leading projects and commissions of the organization 3 After her experience in the United States she returned to her native country to join the Shaio Clinic where she served as Secretary General until she became the nation s First Lady in 2018 4 when her husband Ivan Duque Marquez was elected President of Colombia succeeding Juan Manuel Santos 5 6 From her position Ruiz has led various social projects most notably the Great Alliance for Nutrition an initiative that seeks to mitigate the impact of child malnutrition in the country 7 8 9 Personal life EditRuiz met Ivan Duque Marquez in his youth 2 and years later began a relationship with him while living in Washington D C The couple married on 15 February 2003 and returned to Colombia when Duque decided to run for the Senate of the Republic Their three children were born in Washington Luciana Eloisa and Matias 3 During the COVID 19 pandemic on 25 November 2020 she tested positive for COVID 19 but was asymptomatic President Duque tested negative 10 References Edit H E Maria Juliana Ruiz Sandoval Concordia in Spanish Retrieved 19 March 2020 a b c Quien es Maria Juliana Ruiz la nueva primera dama El Tiempo in Spanish 10 May 2018 Retrieved 19 March 2020 a b c Maria Juliana Ruiz Protagonista in Spanish Retrieved 19 March 2020 La primera dama alerto que mas de 280 mil ninos menores de 5 anos tienen sobrepeso La FM in Spanish 20 February 2020 Retrieved 19 March 2020 Ivan Duque nuevo presidente de Colombia El Espectador in Spanish 17 June 2018 Retrieved 19 March 2020 El perfil de Ivan Duque el joven y metodico presidente electo El Tiempo in Spanish 17 June 2018 Retrieved 19 March 2020 La Gran Alianza por la Nutricion cumple su primer ano de trabajo por una causa nacional Revista El Congreso in Spanish 5 March 2020 Retrieved 19 March 2020 Castellanos Ricardo Colombia logra una reduccion del 11 en las notificaciones de muertes de ninos menores de 5 anos asociadas a desnutricion Publimetro Colombia in Spanish Retrieved 19 March 2020 Los ninos no pueden ser convertidos en tendencia para aumentar seguidores Maria Juliana Ruiz RCN Radio in Spanish 15 February 2020 Retrieved 19 March 2020 Colombia s first lady tests positive for coronavirus Reuters 25 November 2020 External links EditPresidency of Colombia Official Site Honorary titlesPreceded byMaria Clemecia Rodriguez First Lady of Colombia2018 2022 Succeeded byVeronica Alcocer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maria Juliana Ruiz amp oldid 1158102715, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
