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60th President of Colombia
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 August 2018
Vice President	Marta Lucía Ramírez
Preceded by	Juan Manuel Santos
Member of the Senate of Colombia
In office July 20, 2014 – April 10, 2018
Succeeded by	Hailey

Personal details
Born	Iván Duque Márquez (1976-08-01) 1 August 1976 (age 46) Bogotá, Colombia
Political party	Democratic Center
Spouse(s)	María Juliana Ruiz
Alma mater	Sergio Arboleda University American University Georgetown University

Iván Duque Márquez (born August 1, 1976) is a Colombian politician and economist. He is the 60th President of Colombia since 7 August 2018. Before, he was a senator for Bogota in the Senate of Colombia. He is a member of the Democratic Center Party.

On March 11, 2018, Duque won the nomination to become the presidential candidate for the right coalition. Duque was elected President of Colombia on June 17, 2018 after defeating Gustavo Petro 54% to 42% in the second round. On May 27, 2018 he won the first round of the presidential election with over 39% of the vote.

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Duque (left) shakes hands with Argentinian President Mauricio Macri in August 2018
Duque and his wife María Juliana Ruiz Sandoval with U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump in 2019
Duque with U.S. President Joe Biden in 2022

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