Attorney General of Colombia

Head of the Office of the Attorney General of Colombia

Attorney General of the Nation

Incumbent
Luz Adriana Camargo

since March 22, 2024

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
Term length| Four years, non renewable
Formation| August 2, 1992
First holder| Gustavo de Greiff
Deputy| Deputy Attorney General
Website| www.fiscalia.gov.co

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

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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

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No.  | Portrait  | Name  | Prior experience  | State of residence  | Took office  | Left office  | President(s)

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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

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* Judicial Branch of Colombia

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ "Fiscalía General de la Nación: qué es y cuáles son sus funciones". canalinstitucional.tv. May 5, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
2. ^ "¿Quién elige al Fiscal General de la Nación y por qué periodo?". fiscalia.gov.co.
3. ^ "Luz Adriana Camargo asumirá hoy como nueva Fiscal General". radionacional.co. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
4. ^ "Hoy se posesiona la nueva fiscal general, Luz Adriana Camargo: conozca los detalles". rtvcnoticias.com. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
5. ^ "Acuerdo No. 2117 de 2023". cortesuprema.gov.co. November 9, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
6. ^ 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.

## External links

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* Official website

Order of precedence

Preceded by

Álvaro González

as Counselor for National Reconciliation  |  Order of precedence of Colombia
as Attorney General | Succeeded by

Major General Helder Giraldo

as General Commander of the Military Forces