Deputy Attorney General of Colombia
| 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 aeneral 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]
List
[edit]| 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 | ||
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Following the vacancy in the office, the Supreme Court of Justice appointed Francisco Cintura as deputy attorney general to serve as acting attorney general.
- ^ Following the resignation of Néstor Humberto Martínez as Attorney General and María Paulina Riveros as Deputy Attorney General, the Supreme Court of Justice appointed Fabio Espitia as Deputy Attorney General to serve as Acting Attorney General.
- ^ Following the vacancy of Deputy Attorney General Martha Mancera, she was appointed Acting Attorney General by the Supreme Court of Justice.
References
[edit]- ^ "funciones vicefiscal general nacion". Vlex.
- ^ Buitrago, Said (February 10, 2024). "La historia de vicefiscales que han estado al mando del ente acusador". El Tiempo. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ López, Carlos (April 1, 2024). "¿Quién es el nuevo Vicefiscal, mano derecha de Luz Adriana Camargo en la Fiscalía?". El Tiempo. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Morales, Carolina (April 2, 2024). "¿Quién es el nuevo Vicefiscal General, el segundo de Luz Adriana Camargo?". Colombia.As. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ González, Nésto Julio (September 26, 2006). "Guillermo Mendoza Diago, nuevo vicefiscal general de la nación". WRadio. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ "Juan Carlos Forero asumió como Vicefiscal General de la Nación". El Espectador. January 14, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ Lewin, Juan Esteban (January 25, 2012). "Con el cambio de Vicefiscal, Viviane Morales refuerza su circulo de confianza". La Silla Vacía. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ^ "Quién es Martha Lucía Zamora, la mujer que le renunció a Petro y "prendió el ventilador" contra el canciller Álvaro Leyva y su hijo". Semana. December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "Jorge Fernando Perdomo asume como vicefiscal general de la Nación". Ámbito Jurídico. April 16, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ Gomez, Marisol (May 15, 2019). "Vicefiscal General deja su cargo y Fabio Espitia será su reemplazo". El Tiempo. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "María Paulina Riveros, nueva vicefiscal general de la Nación". Noticias RCN. August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ Puentes, Adriana Lucía (May 15, 2019). "Quién es Fabio Espitia, el hombre que quedaría a cargo de la Fiscalía". El Colombiano. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ Rodríguez, Paula Valentina (February 8, 2024). "Francisco Barbosa lo logró: Martha Mancera, actual vicefiscal, se queda como fiscal General encargada". infobae. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ "Este es Hernando Toro, el nuevo vicefiscal designado por Martha Mancera". El Especatador. February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.