Viviane Morales Hoyos
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Viviane Aleyda Morales Hoyos (born 17 March 1962) was the 6th
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and the first woman to hold that post. She was elected by the Supreme Court of Justice out of a list of three candidates presented by
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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
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due to irregularities in her election. Her resignation was accepted on 5 March 2012 by the Supreme Court. 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
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, and in particular the adoption of kids by same sex couples, owing to her
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faith. Morales is a popular figure among
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and other Protestant Christians in Colombia, as they make up 70-80% of her voter base. Viviane was a presidential candidate for the 2018-2022 period, but she resigned. Her vice presidential formula was Jorge Leyva Durán. She was the
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of Colombia to
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under president Iván Duque from November 2018 to May 2021.


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1962 births Living people Lawyers from Bogotá Del Rosario University alumni University of Paris alumni Colombian women in politics Colombian Liberal Party politicians Members of the Senate of Colombia Colombian women lawyers Attorneys general of Colombia Colombian evangelicals Colombian anti-same-sex-marriage activists {{Colombia-politician-stub