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Family of Gustavo Petro
From left to right: Gustavo, Verónica, Nicolás, Andrea, Nicolás Alcocer, and Sofía, Antonella Petro.
Current regionVerona, Italy / Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
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MembersGustavo Petro
Verónica Alcocer
Nicolás Petro
Andrea Petro
Andrés Petro
Nicolás Alcocer
Sofía Petro
Antonella Petro
Connected membersKatia Burgos
Luz Mary Herrán
Gustavo Petro, Sr.
Clara Nubia Urrego
Juan Fernando Petro
Laura Ojeda
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Gustavo Petro, the 34th and current president of Colombia, has family members who are prominent in education, activism and politics. Petro's immediate family became the first family of Colombia on his inauguration on August 7, 2022. His immediate family circle was also the first family of Bogotá from 2012 to 2016, when Petro was mayor of Bogotá. Petro's family descends primarily from the city of Verona, and most of his ancestors come from Spain and southern Italy.

Wives

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Katia Burgos

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Katia Burgos is the first wife of Gustavo Petro, they met in Cienaga de Oro, Córdoba, they married in 1985 and a year later, in 1986, Nicolás was born, so Burgos, she moved to Cajicá, Cundinamarca where her mother-in-law Clara Nubia Urrego lived.[1][2][3]

Mary Luz Herrán

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Mary Luz Herrán entered the 19th of April Movement with Gustavo Petro in 1988, with whom she would later have Andrea in 1991 and Andrés in 1992. Herrán would be in jail for 13 months for the use of false identities, being the first woman. of this movement in getting out of jail.[4][5][6]

Verónica Alcocer

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Verónica del Socorro Alcocer García is the third and current wife of Gustavo Petro, she was born on May 26, 1976, in Sincelejo, Sucre.[7][8]

He and she got married on December 7, 2000, Sofia and Antonella were born.[9] Later in 2023, Gustavo would officially adopt his stepson Nicolás, Verónica's son.[10][11]

Children

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Petro has six children from three marriages:Nicolás with Katia Burgos; Andrés and Andrea with Luz Mary Herrán; Sofía, Antonella and Nicolás Alcocer with Verónica Alcocer.

Nicolás Petro

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Main article: Nicolás Petro

Nicolás Fernando Petro Burgos was born on June 21, 1986, in Cienaga de Oro, Córdoba where he grew up with his mother while his father belonged to the 19th of April Movement.[12][13] Petro studied Law at the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana and would later study a master's degree in Government and Public Management for Latin America at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain.[14][15] In 2019 he would participate as a candidate for Governor of Atlántico during the 2019 Colombian regional and municipal elections where he achieved second place, automatically becoming a Member of the Departmental Assembly of Atlántico.[16][17][18][19]

Andrea Petro

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Andrea Petro Herrán was born in 1991 in Bogotá, D.C., is the eldest daughter of Gustavo Petro with Mary Luz Herrán. Petro grew up in Belgium where he studied economics.[20][21][22] She has two daughters Luna and Victoria.[23][24][25][26][27] Like her father, she is fluent in French as well as English.

Andrés Petro

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Andrés Gustavo Petro Herrán was born in 1993 in Bogotá, D.C., is the second child with Mary Luz Herrán. He is a psychologist by profession. In 2021, he received political asylum in Canada, after death threats and a failed murder attempt.[28][29][30][31] In March 2024 he would make public his engagement to his girlfriend Maira.[32][33][34] The couple officially married on March 3, 2025.[35][36]

Sofía Petro

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Main article: Sofía Petro

Sofía Petro Alcocer was born in Bogotá, D.C., on 2002 is his fourth daughter and the first daughter with Verónica Alcocer. Study philosophy in University of São Paulo in São Paulo, Brazil.[37][38] Sofía has been characterized by her social activism through art and dance, which has been of great relevance for her feminist, progressive and environmental positions, very much in line with the political positions of her father.[39][40][41][42]

Antonella Petro

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Antonella Petro Alcocer was born in Bogotá, D.C., she is the youngest daughter of Gustavo Petro and Verónica Alcocer, currently attending the Lycée Français Louis Pasteur of Bogotá, D.C.[43][44] In August 2024 he made the decision to study abroad due to the constant harassment he had received due to the political positions of the Petro administration days later he decided to stay.[45]

Nicolás Alcocer

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Nicolás Alcocer Petro [a] was born in Bogotá, D.C. In 1998 he was the eldest son of Verónica Alcocer, who had him at the age of 21. Nicolás was raised from his first year by Gustavo Petro as his father. He studied at the Lycée Français Louis Pasteur of Bogotá, D.C., like his half-brothers. Between 2017 and 2019 he studied at the Externado University of Colombia and later in 2020 he moved to Toulouse, France to study Administration at the Toulouse Capitole University and Business Development at Toulouse Business School.[46][47] In 2024 it was officially adopted by Gustavo Petro.[48][49][50]

Ancestry

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  • Gustavo Petro Sr., married Clara Nubia Urrego
    • Gustavo Petro economist, 34th President of Colombia, married/divorced Katia Burgos; married/divorced Mary Luz Herrán; married Verónica Alcocer
      • Nicolás Petro (born 1986; of first marriage)
      • Andrea Petro (born 1991; of second marriage)
      • Andrés Petro (born 1992; of second marriage)
      • Sofía Petro (born 2002; of third marriage)
      • Antonella Petro (born 2005; of third marriage)

Notes

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  1. ^ Although his paternal surname is Petro and his maternal family name is Alcocer, he reversed the order of his surnames.

References

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  2. ^ "¿Quiénes son los Burgos, la tradicional familia a la que pertenece la mamá de Nicolás Petro?". las2orillas.co. August 2, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
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  21. ^ Lancheros, Katherine (January 14, 2024). "Andrea Petro reveló detalles de su vida y lo que es para ella ser la hija del presidente: "Mi papá es el hombre de mi vida"". infobae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
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  26. ^ Andrea Petro, la hija del Presidente, se destapa completamente en SEMANA on YouTube
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  46. ^ Herrera Gómez, Gabriela (September 21, 2023). "'El otro Nicolás': la historia del hijo adoptivo del presidente Gustavo Petro". eltiempo.com. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  47. ^ Nicolás Alcocer Petro habla de su infancia y los recuerdos al lado de su padre on YouTube
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  50. ^ “Soy oficialmente hijo de Gustavo Petro” habla Nicolás Petro Alcocer on YouTube
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