Lawyer and politician who became the Vice President of Colombia in August 2018, and is the first woman to fill this position. As Senator of Colombia in 2006, she introduced legislative initiatives to allow women to attain the rank of General in the Colombian Military Forces, and to mandate English teaching in schools.
She received a law degree from the Pontifical Xavierian University, as well as a specialization degree in Legal Sciences and Socioeconomics, and a postgraduate degree in Financial Law, from the University of the Andes.
She was the first female Minister of National Defense, and the second Latin American woman to hold the title. She served in the role from 2002 to 2003.
Her parents are Álvaro Ramírez Suárez and Alba Blanco Venturoli. She has three younger brothers. She married Álvaro Rincón in 1976, and together they have three children, Marta Lucía, Alba Blanco, and Álvaro Ramírez.
Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile, was the first Latin American woman to hold the post of Minister of National Defense.
