# Iván Duque

_33rd President of Colombia 2018–2022_

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Last updated: 2026-11-08

> Iván Duque Márquez is a Colombian politician and lawyer who served as the president of Colombia from 2018 to 2022. He was elected as the candidate from the Democratic Centre Party in the 2018 Colombian presidential election. Backed by his mentor, former president and powerful senator Álvaro Uribe, he was elected despite having been relatively unknown a year before the election. He ran on a platform that included opposing Juan Manuel Santos' peace agreement with the FARC guerrilla group. After Duque's term came to an end, he was succeeded by Gustavo Petro on 7 August 2022, after Petro won the runoff round in the 2022 Colombian presidential election.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1 August 1976 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17478000#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Bogotá ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17478000#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Colombia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17478000#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; lawyer; writer; jurist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17478000#P106))
- **Political party:** Centro Democrático ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17478000#P102))
- **Education:** American University; Georgetown University; Harvard University; Sergio Arboleda University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17478000#P69))
- **Spouse:** Maria Juliana Ruiz ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17478000#P26))
- **Official website:** ivanduque.com ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17478000#P856))
- **Positions held:** President of Colombia (7 August 2018 – 7 August 2022); member of the Senate of Colombia (20 July 2014 – 10 April 2018) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17478000#P39))
- **Awards:** Order of San Carlos; Order of the Sun of Peru; Grand Order of Mugunghwa; Order of the Southern Cross; Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella; Order of Prince Henry; Woodrow Wilson Awards; Order of Boyacá; Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic‎ ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17478000#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** IvanDuque ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17478000#P2002))
- **Facebook:** ivanduquemarquez ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17478000#P2013))
- **Instagram:** ivanduquemarquez ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17478000#P2003))
- **YouTube:** UC5wdznN-41mzUBnmMw7f3yw ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17478000#P2397))
- **LinkedIn:** ivan-duque-46474a5 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17478000#P6634))

## Questions

**When was Iván Duque born?**  
Iván Duque was born on 1 August 1976 in Bogotá.

**What positions has Iván Duque held?**  
Positions held by Iván Duque include: President of Colombia (2018–2022); member of the Senate of Colombia (2014–2018).

**Where did Iván Duque study?**  
Iván Duque was educated at American University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Sergio Arboleda University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Iván Duque](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Duque) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q17478000](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17478000) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Iván Duque Márquez (49610487797) (cropped).jpg by The White House from Washington, DC (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iv%C3%A1n_Duque_M%C3%A1rquez_(49610487797)_(cropped).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Iván Duque". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ivan-duque. Retrieved 10 November 2026.