Tatiana Céspedes

Tatiana Cespedes Arboleda (born 1982) is a Colombian lawyer, businesswoman, and activist serving as the second lady of Colombia since 2026 as the wife of José Manuel Restrepo, the 14th Vice President of Colombia.

Born in Popayán, Cauca, she studied law at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana where she later specialized in Commercial Law.

Early life, career and family Cespedes was born in Popayán, Cauca in 1982. She studied law at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. She met José Manuel Restrepo through a friend. They married in 2001. In 2006, she founded her own law firm after specializing in commercial law.

In 2010, she began her social work with vulnerable women, initially in the Santa Fe and later expanding to other areas of Bogotá, such as Kennedy.

In 2026, after Restrepo accepted the nomination as vice-presidential candidate from Abelardo de la Espriella, Cespedes entered politics alongside him, serving as his advisor.