Elsa Margarita Noguera de la Espriella (born 30 September 1973) is a Colombian politician. She was the vice presidential nominee for the Radical Change in 2010, and in 2012 she was elected mayor of Barranquilla, the capital of Atlantico.[1] She later served as the Minister of Housing, City and Territory. In 2020 she was elected the governor of the Atlantico Department, where Barranquilla is located.
Elsa Noguera | |
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| Governor of Atlántico | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Verano de la Rosa |
| Mayor of Barranquilla | |
| In office 1 January 2012 – 31 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Alejandro Char |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Char |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elsa Margarita Noguera de la Espriella 30 September 1973 Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
| Political party | Radical Change |
| Spouse | Juan Carlos Hernández |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University American University |
Noguera received a degree in international business from the American University in Washington D.C. She earned a master's degree in business administration and finance from Universidad del Norte.[2]
References
edit- ^ Ortiz, María Paulina (17 June 2016). "El coraje de Elsa Noguera". El Tiempo (in Spanish).
- ^ "En exclusiva: Elsa Noguera De la Espriella es la nueva ministra de Vivienda". El Heraldo (in Spanish). 25 April 2016.