Forty-first session of ECLAC

Iván Duque Márquez served as President of Colombia from 2018 to 2022. Prior to his presidency, he worked for nearly a decade at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C., where he focused on economic development before leading its Division of Culture, Creativity and Solidarity. Elected to the Colombian Senate in 2014, Duque promoted legislation supporting electric mobility, creative industries, maternity leave, public health, and socially responsible businesses.