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Attorney General of Colombia
Colombian government official
Colombian government official
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Attorney General of the Nation |
| flagborder | yes |
| flagsize | 125 |
| insigniasize | 125 |
| image | Fiscal_Luz_Adriana_Camargo.jpg |
| incumbent | Luz Adriana Camargo |
| incumbentsince | March 22, 2024 |
| department | Office of the Attorney General |
| style | Mrs. Attorney General (informal) |
| The Honorable (formal) | |
| member_of | Judicial Branch |
| seat | Bogotá, D.C. |
| appointer | Supreme Court of Justice |
| termlength | Four years, non renewable |
| formation | August 2, 1992 |
| first | Gustavo de Greiff |
| deputy | Deputy Attorney General |
| website |
The Honorable (formal) 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.
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.
Luz Adriana Camargo has been the attorney general of Colombia since March 22, 2024.
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.
List
| No. | Portrait | Name | Prior experience | State of residence | Took office | Left office | Deputy Attorney(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavo de Greiff | Lawyer, | Bogotá, D.C. | April 1, 1992 | August 17, 1994 | Carlos Arrieta | |||||||||||||
| Alfonso Valdivieso | Lawyer, | Santander | August 18, 1994 | May 8, 1997 | None | |||||||||||||
| Alfonso Gómez Méndez | Lawyer, | Tolima | July 3, 1997 | July 3, 2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Luis Camilo Osorio | Lawyer, | Antioquia | August 1, 2001 | July 31, 2005 | Jorge Armando Otálora | |||||||||||||
| Mario Iguarán | Lawyer, | Bogotá, D.C. | August 1, 2005 | July 31, 2009 | Guillermo Mendoza | |||||||||||||
| Viviane Morales | Lawyer, Senator of Colombia | Bogotá, D.C. | January 3, 2011 | March 5, 2012 | Juan Carlos Forero | |||||||||||||
| Wilson Alejandro Martínez | ||||||||||||||||||
| Martha Lucía Zamora | ||||||||||||||||||
| Luis Eduardo Montealegre | Lawyer, | Tolima | March 29, 2012 | March 28, 2016 | Jorge Fernando Perdomo | |||||||||||||
| [[File:Néstor_Humberto_Martínez_(Captura_de_pantalla_2023-07-25).png | 50px]] | Néstor Humberto Martínez | Lawyer, | Bogotá, D.C. | August 1, 2016 | May 21, 2019 | María Paulina Riveros | |||||||||||
| [[File:F. Barbosa Delgado (cropped).jpg | 50px]] | Francisco Barbosa | Lawyer, | Bogotá, D.C. | February 13, 2020 | February 12, 2024 | Martha Janeth Macera | |||||||||||
| [[File:Fiscal Luz Adriana Camargo.jpg | 50px]] | Luz Adriana Camargo | Lawyer, | Bogotá, D.C. | March 12, 2024 | *Incumbent* | Gilberto Guerrero |
Notes
References
References
- (May 5, 2023). "Fiscalía General de la Nación: qué es y cuáles son sus funciones".
- "¿Quién elige al Fiscal General de la Nación y por qué periodo?". [[Office of the Attorney General of Colombia]].
- (March 22, 2024). "Luz Adriana Camargo asumirá hoy como nueva Fiscal General".
- (March 22, 2024). "Hoy se posesiona la nueva fiscal general, Luz Adriana Camargo: conozca los detalles".
- (November 9, 2023). "Acuerdo No. 2117 de 2023".
- Botero Benavides, Andrés. (February 8, 2024). "¿Cómo se elige al fiscal general en Colombia y cuáles son sus principales funciones?". Redmas.
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