Íngrid Betancourt Pulecio (born December 25, 1961, Bogotá) is a Colombian politician, former senator and anti-corruption activist. Betancourt was kidnapped by the FARC on February 23, 2002 while campaigning for the presidency, after she decided to campaign in an area of high guerrilla presence and ignored warnings from the government, police and military not to do so. She is still being held by the FARC guerrilla group as a key hostage for a possible humanitarian exchange of prisoners for hostages with the government of Colombia.

Besides Colombia, her kidnapping has received wide coverage in France due to her French citizenship. The government of France is also participating as a facilitator for the release of Betancourt and all prisoners held by the FARC guerrillas.