Deputy Attorney General of Colombia
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The Honorable (formal)
| Deputy Attorney General of the Nation | |
|---|---|
since April 1, 2024 | |
| Office of the Attorney General | |
| Style | Mr. Deputy Attorney General (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
| Member of | Judicial Branch |
| Reports to | Attorney General |
| Seat | Bogotá, D.C. |
| Appointer | Attorney General Supreme Court of Justice |
| Term length | Four years, non renewable |
| Formation | August 2, 2008 |
| First holder | Carlos Arrieta |
| Website | www |
The Deputy Attorney General of Colombia (Deputy Attorney General of the Nation) is the second most important position in the Attorney General's Office of the Nation. It acts as support for the Attorney General of Colombia in the prosecution of all legal matters, with administrative and budgetary autonomy.[1]
The deputy attorney general is nominated and elected by the attorney general at his or her discretion. The deputy attorney general acts as Acting Attorney General once the position of attorney general becomes vacant, while the Supreme Court of Justice selects a new attorney general from a list of candidates nominated by the President.[2]
Gilberto Guerrero has been the deputy attorney general of Colombia since April 1, 2024[3][4]
| No. | Portrait | Name | Prior experience | State of residence | Took office | Left office | Attorney General(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Arrieta | Lawyer | Bogotá, D.C. | August 1, 1992 | August 1, 1994 | Gustavo de Greiff | ||
| 2 | Francisco Cintura | Lawyer, | Bogotá, D.C. | —[a] | ||||
| 3 | Jorge Armando Otálora | Lawyer, | Cundinamarca | Luis Camilo Osorio | ||||
| 4 | Guillermo Mendoza[5] | Jusrist, | Córdoba | September 27, 2006 | January 11, 2011 | Mario Iguarán | ||
| 5 | Juan Carlos Forero[6] | Lawyer, | Cundinamarca | March 29, 2011 | January 25, 2011 | Viviane Morales | ||
| 6 | Wilson Alejandro Martínez[7] | Jurist, | Bogotá, D.C. | January 25, 2011 | March 6, 2012 | |||
| 7 | Martha Lucía Zamora[8] | Lawyer | Cundinamarca | March 6, 2011 | March 29, 2011 | |||
| 8 | Jorge Fernando Perdomo[9] | Jurist and politician | Bogotá, D.C. | March 29, 2016 | August 1, 2016 | Luis Eduardo Montealegre | ||
| 9 | María Paulina Riveros[10][11] | Lawyer | Bogotá, D.C. | August 2, 2016 | May 15, 2019 | Néstor Humberto Martínez | ||
| 10 | Fabio Espitia[12] | Lawyer and jurist | Bogotá, D.C. | May 17, 2019 | January 30, 2020 | —[b] | ||
| 11 | Martha Macera[13] | Lawyer and jurist | Bogotá, D.C. | February 13, 2024 | March 12, 2024 | Francisco Barbosa | ||
| 12 | Hernando Toro[14] | Lawyer, | Tolima | March 12, 2024 | April 1, 2024 | —[c] | ||
| 13 | Gilberto Guerrero | Lawyer, | Nariño | April 1, 2024 | Incumbent | Luz Adriana Camargo | ||