Lina Moreno de Uribe
Lina Moreno de Uribe | |
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| First Lady of Colombia | |
| In role 7 August 2002 – 7 August 2010 | |
| President | Álvaro Uribe |
| Preceded by | Nohra Puyana de Pastrana |
| Succeeded by | María Clemencia de Santos |
| First Lady of Antioquia | |
| In office 1 January 1995 – 1 January 1998 | |
| Governor | Álvaro Uribe |
| Preceded by | Margarita Duque |
| Succeeded by | Lina Bustamante |
| First Lady of Medellín | |
| In office 26 August 1982 – 16 December 1982 | |
| Mayor | Álvaro Uribe |
| Preceded by | Lina María Vélez |
| Succeeded by | Cecilia Uribe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lina María Moreno Mejía 4 December 1955 Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Party | Democratic Center |
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| Alma mater | Pontifical Bolivarian University (B.Phil.) |
Lina María Moreno de Uribe CYC (née Moreno Mejía; born 13 November 1955) is a Colombian philosopher who served as the first lady of Colombia from 2002 to 2010 as the wife of Álvaro Uribe, the 43rd president of Colombia. She was also the first lady of Antioquia from 1995 to 1998 when her husband was governor.
Born in Medellín, Antioquia, Moreno de Uribe graduated from the Pontifical Bolivarian University with a degree in philosophy. She met her future husband, Álvaro Uribe, in March 1979 and they married later that year. The couple had two children between 1981 and 1983. Moreno de Uribe's political involvement began during her marriage. She campaigned alongside her husband during his 1994 Antioquia gubernatorial campaign.
As First Lady of Antioquia, Moreno de Uribe maintained a low profile. She became First Lady after her husband was inaugurated as president on 7 August 2001. She promoted reproductive freedom and free access to contraception.