Alexandra Moreno Piraquive (born 23 August 1969) is a Colombian lawyer and politician, who served as

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from 2002 to 2014. Moreno is a co-founder of the

Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation The Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation ( es, Movimiento Independiente de Renovación Absoluta, "MIRA") is a political party in Colombia, founded on March 21, 2000 by 51,095 Colombians led by lawyer and former senator Carlos Alberto Baen ...

(MIRA), a conservative social and political party, of which she has been vice president and president. In 2013, she was ranked as one of the 50 most powerful and influential women of Colombia by '' Dinero'' magazine.

Career

In 2000 Moreno and fellow neo-Pentecostal leader, Carlos Alberto Baena López, founded the

(MIRA), a conservative social and political party. She became vice president of the party until 2003, when she became president, a post she held until 2008. In the 2002 parliamentary elections, Moreno led the

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of the MIRA party to the Senate of Colombia, obtaining 81,060 votes, or 0.9% of the total votes that granted the party one seat to the Senate, which Moreno as head of the electoral list took becoming Senator of Colombia on 20 July 2002. Moreno was re-elected as Senator in 2006, and 2010.

Personal life

Alexandra was born on 23 August 1969 to Luis Eduardo Moreno and

María Luisa Piraquive María Luisa Piraquive (Chipata, Santander, February 10, 1949), Maria Luisa Piraquive Corredor, is a Colombian educator with a bachelor's degree in Hispanic Philology and a Doctorate (Honorary degree) in International Law. She is a singer, ph ...

. She attended Colegio Marillac in Bogotá and went on to attend

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where she graduated a lawyer with concentration in Commercial Law. She later attended

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where she obtained specialization in Territorial Entities Management. She holds a master's degree in economic law from the

Pontifical Xavierian University The Pontifical Xavierian University (in Spanish Pontificia Universidad Javeriana) is a private higher education institution founded in 1623. It is one of the oldest, most traditional, and prestigious Colombian universities, directed by the Societ ...

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