Family of Francia Márquez
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| Current region | Suárez, Cauca, Colombia |
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Francia Márquez, the 13th and current vice president of Colombia has family members who are prominent in medicine, activism and politics. Immediate family became the second family of Colombia on her inauguration on August 7, 2022. Márquez's family descends primarily from Senegal and Spain.
Immediate family
Yerney Pinillo
Yerney Pinillo has been Francia Márquez's partner since 2020. He was born in Buenaventura, Cauca Valley.[1][2] He worked as a messenger before meeting Márquez.[3][4][5]
In 2023, he became a member of the active reserve of the National Police of Colombia.[6][7] Following Márquez's announcement as Petro's running mate in the 2022 Colombian presidential election, he became her closest ally. After the Petro-Márquez ticket won, he moved into the Vice Presidential House with her, making history as the first afrocolombian spouse, the second man, and the first to live in a common-law union with a vice president of Colombia.[8]
Carlos Adrián Márquez
Carlos Adrián Márquez is the eldest son of Francia Márquez and her first partner.[9][10] He was born when his mother was 16.[11] He is a medical student in Havana, Cuba.[12][13][10]
Kevin Márquez
He is the Francia Márquez's youngest son.[9][10] He graduated from high school in 2018 following the victory of the Petro-Márquez ticket in the 2022 Colombian presidential election and moved to the United States to expand his English skills.[9][14]
Parents
Sigifredo Márquez
Sigifredo Márquez Trujillo (born September 13, 1959) is a farmer, a member of a family of 11 siblings. He separated from Francia Márquez's mother when she was 12 years old.[9] In June 2024, Márquez was the victim of an attack on his farm located in the town of Robles, a rural area of Jamundí, Cauca Valley, from which he emerged unharmed.[15][16] Attacks later condemned by President Gustavo Petro and Vice President Francia Márquez.
Gloria Mina
Gloria María Mina López
See also
Notes
References
- ^ Villamil, Julián (May 17, 2023). "Le reclaman a la vicepresidenta Francia Márquez por llevar a su pareja sentimental a la gira por África". Infobae. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ "¿Quién es la pareja de Francia Márquez?". El Comercio. August 13, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ "Familia vicepresidencial". Periódico el Diario. August 8, 2022. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ "Rafael Yerney Pinillo Ocoró, el novio de Francia Márquez, pasó de ser domiciliario a tener una vida de lujos en menos de tres años". Semana. December 14, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ Pardo, Jhoan (January 29, 2024). "Él es Yerney Pinillo, el compañero sentimental de Francia Márquez que Gustavo Petro mencionó durante su viaje al Pacífico". Infobae. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Cielo Rusinque y las parejas de Ricardo Roa y Francia Márquez, los nuevos oficiales de la reserva activa de la Policía". Semana. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ "Rafael Yerney Pinillo, el novio de Francia Márquez, era domiciliario en Cali: ¿Cuándo inició su relación con la vicepresidenta?". El País. December 14, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ^ "El apoyo incondicional de Francia Márquez se llama Yerney Pinillo Ocoró". Las2orillas. July 28, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Bernal, Valentina (June 28, 2022). "¿Quién es la familia de Francia Márquez y por qué casi no se le ve con ella?". Publimetro. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ a b c Corbal, Marta (June 22, 2022). "11 hermanos, madre a los 16 y originaria de un pueblo minero: así es Francia Márquez, la nueva vicepresidenta de Colombia". El Mundo. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Francia Márquez y la historia de su embarazo adolescente". El Tiempo. March 8, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ "El hijo médico de Francia Márquez". Las2orillas. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "Este es el hijo de Francia Márquez, al que ya más de una 'le echó el ojo' en redes sociales". Nueva Mujer. August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- ^ "Francia Márquez habla de su familia: "sostengo a mis hijos, sostengo a mi mamá, apoyo a mi papá en lo que más pueda y a cada uno de mis (11) hermanos"". Semana. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Sigifredo Márquez sale ileso de un atentado en Colombia". Deutsche Welle. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ Reynoso, Lucas (June 16, 2024). "Atacados a tiros el padre y el sobrino de Francia Márquez, la vicepresidenta de Colombia". El País. Retrieved June 19, 2024.