A single mother and former housekeeper, Francia Márquez is now the first Afro-Colombian vice president of Colombia. In her victory speech, she vowed to represent the 'nobodies'. Read more: ColombiaDecide ColombiaVota WorldNews
The vice president elect of Colombia Francia Marquez is set to lead a new quality ministry to build on her core ideas of improving women's rights and helping the poor access health and education.Francia Márquez, a single mother and former housekeeper, will be Colombia's first Black woman vice president after a historic vote on Sunday saw the Andean country pick its first leftist president, Gustavo Petro.
As well as serving as Mr Petro's vice president, Ms Márquez is slated to lead a new quality ministry to build on her core ideas of improving women's rights and helping the poor access health and education.
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