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.PortraitNamePrior experienceState of residenceTook officeLeft officeDeputy Attorney(s)1Gustavo de GreiffLawyer, 115th Rector of the Rosary UniversityBogotá, D.C.April 1, 1992August 17, 1994Carlos Arrieta2Alfonso ValdiviesoLawyer, Minister of National EducationSantanderAugust 18, 1994May 8, 1997None3Alfonso Gómez MéndezLawyer, Inspector GeneralTolimaJuly 3, 1997July 3, 20014Luis Camilo OsorioLawyer, National Civil RegistrarAntioquiaAugust 1, 2001July 31, 2005Jorge Armando Otálora5Mario IguaránLawyer, Deputy Minister of the JusticeBogotá, D.C.August 1, 2005July 31, 2009Guillermo Mendoza6Viviane Morales Lawyer, Senator of ColombiaBogotá, D.C.January 3, 2011March 5, 2012Juan Carlos ForeroWilson Alejandro Martínez Martha Lucía Zamora7Luis Eduardo MontealegreLawyer, Magistrat of the Constitutional CourtTolimaMarch 29, 2012March 28, 2016Jorge Fernando Perdomo8Néstor Humberto MartínezLawyer, Minister of the InteriorBogotá, D.C.August 1, 2016May 21, 2019María Paulina Riveros9Francisco BarbosaLawyer, President of the Ibero-American Association of Public ProsecutorsBogotá, D.C.February 13, 2020February 12, 2024Martha Janeth Macera10Luz Adriana CamargoLawyer, Head of Investigation and Litigation of the International Commission against Impunity in GuatemalaBogotá, D.C.March 12, 2024IncumbentGilberto Guerrero

See also Judicial Branch of Colombia

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External links Official website