Gloria Polanco Politician

Gloria Polanco is a Colombian woman and former First Lady of the Huila Department as wife of then Governor of Huila Jaime Lozada Perdomo. She rose to prominence after being kidnapped by the FARC-EP along with two of her sons and other members of her building. During captivity she was elected Member of the Colombian Chamber of Representatives and placed in a list of high-profile kidnapped victims held by the FARC in hopes to have a prisoner exchange. She was finally released on February 27, 2008 along with three other high profile hostages.

Personal facts

Gloria Polanco
Birth place
Colombia , Huila Department , Teruel Huila
Nationality
Colombian people
Spouse
Jaime Lozada Perdomo

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Office holder

officeFirst Lady of Huila

Gloria Polanco on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7268155.stm