Attorney General of Colombia
Head of the Office of the Attorney General of Colombia
The Attorney General of Colombia (Attorney General of the Nation ) is the head of the Attorney General's Office of the Nation of Colombia and the principal law enforcement official. The attorney general acts as the main head of criminal prosecution in all legal matters, with administrative and budgetary autonomy. The attorney general is a member of the Judicial Branch .[ 1]
The attorney general is elected by the Supreme Court of Justice from a list of three nominees selected by the president , and serves for four years, with no possibility of re-election.[ 2]
Luz Adriana Camargo has been the attorney general of Colombia since March 22, 2024.[ 3] [ 4]
Election process
The attorney general is elected by Constitutional Court out of a ternary presented by the president for a period of four years. To cast the final vote, the Supreme Court of Justice must meet a quorum of 16 out of the possible 23 votes, i.e. two thirds of the votes.[ 5] [ 6]
List
No.
Portrait
Name
Prior experience
State of residence
Took office
Left office
President(s)
1
Gustavo de Greiff
Lawyer,
115th Rector of the Rosary University
Bogotá, D.C.
August 2, 1992
August 17, 1994
César Gaviria
2
Alfonso Valdivieso
Lawyer,
Minister of National Education
Santander
August 17, 1994
May 8, 1997
3
Alfonso Gómez Méndez
Lawyer,
Inspector General
Tolima
July 3, 1997
July 3, 2001
Ernesto Samper
4
Luis Camilo Osorio
Lawyer,
National Civil Registrar
Antioquia
August 1, 2001
August 1, 2005
Andrés Pastrana
5
Mario Iguarán
Lawyer,
Deputy Minister of the Justice
Bogotá, D.C.
August 1, 2005
July 31, 2009
Álvaro Uribe
-
Guillermo Mendoza
Jurist and politician
Córdoba
August 1, 2008
January 11, 2011
6
Viviane Morales
Lawyer,
Senator of Colombia
Bogotá, D.C.
January 11, 2011
March 6, 2012
Juan Manuel Santos
-
Martha Lucía Zamora
Lawyer
Bogotá, D.C.
March 6, 2012
March 29, 2012
7
Luis Eduardo Montealegre
Lawyer,
Magistrat of the Constitutional Court
Tolima
March 29, 2012
March 28, 2016
-
Jorge Fernando Perdomo
Jurist and politician
Bogotá, D.C.
March 29, 2016
July 31, 2016
8
Néstor Humberto Martínez
Lawyer,
Minister of the Interior
Bogotá, D.C.
August 1, 2016
May 15, 2019
-
Fabio Espitia
Lawyer and jurist
Bogotá, D.C.
May 17, 2019
January 30, 2020
Iván Duque
9
Francisco Barbosa
Lawyer,
President of the Ibero-American Association of Public Prosecutors
Bogotá, D.C.
February 13, 2020
February 12, 2024
-
Martha Janeth Macera
Lawyer and jurist
Bogotá, D.C.
February 13, 2024
March 12, 2024
Gustavo Petro
10
Luz Adriana Camargo
Lawyer,
Head of Investigation and Litigation of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala
Bogotá, D.C.
March 12, 2024
current
See also
Notes
References
^ "Fiscalía General de la Nación: qué es y cuáles son sus funciones" . canalinstitucional.tv . May 5, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024 .^ "¿Quién elige al Fiscal General de la Nación y por qué periodo?" . fiscalia.gov.co.^ "Luz Adriana Camargo asumirá hoy como nueva Fiscal General" . radionacional.co . March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024 .^ "Hoy se posesiona la nueva fiscal general, Luz Adriana Camargo: conozca los detalles" . rtvcnoticias.com . March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024 .^ "Acuerdo No. 2117 de 2023" . cortesuprema.gov.co . November 9, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ Botero Benavides, Andrés (February 8, 2024). "¿Cómo se elige al fiscal general en Colombia y cuáles son sus principales funciones?" . redmas.com.co . Retrieved March 29, 2024 .
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