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
Governor of Atlántico
Assumed office
1 January 2020
Preceded byEduardo Verano de la Rosa
Mayor of Barranquilla
In office
1 January 2012 – 31 December 2015
Preceded byAlejandro Char
Succeeded byAlejandro Char
Personal details
Born
Elsa Margarita Noguera de la Espriella

(1973-09-30) 30 September 1973 (age 51)
Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Political partyRadical Change
SpouseJuan Carlos Hernández
Alma materPontifical 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

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  1. ^ Ortiz, María Paulina (17 June 2016). "El coraje de Elsa Noguera". El Tiempo (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "En exclusiva: Elsa Noguera De la Espriella es la nueva ministra de Vivienda". El Heraldo (in Spanish). 25 April 2016.