Luz Adriana Camargo
Luz Adriana Camargo | |
|---|---|
Inaugural portrait, 2024 | |
| 10th Attorney General of Colombia | |
| Assumed office March 22, 2024 | |
| Nominated by | Gustavo Petro |
| Deputy | Gilberto Guerrero |
| Preceded by | Francisco Barbosa |
| Head of Investigation and Litigation of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala | |
| In office May 5, 2014 – September 9, 2017 | |
| Secretary-General | Ban Ki-moon António Guterres |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luz Adriana Camargo Garzón 1965 (age 59–60) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of La Sabana |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Luz Adriana Camargo Garzón (c. 1965) is a Colombian lawyer specializing in criminal law and criminology. She studied law at the University of La Sabana from 1997 to 2004 and was an assistant magistrate in the Criminal Cassation Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice. From 2014 to 2017 she was part of the investigative team of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) of the United Nations where she worked alongside Iván Velásquez Gómez who was the chief investigator. On March 12, 2024, she was elected as the new Attorney General of Colombia after being nominated by President Gustavo Petro,[1] and took office on March 22, 2024.[2][3]
On 2 June 2025, a Guatemalan appeals court acting on a request by the office of the Attorney General of Guatemala ordered the arrest of Camargo over her role in CICIG.[4]
References
- ^ Pardo, Jhoan (August 2, 2023). "Gustavo Petro presentó terna de candidatas para dirigir la Fiscalía General de la Nación: quiénes son". Infobae. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Luz Adriana Camargo se convierte en la segunda mujer elegida Fiscal General de Colombia". Volcanicas. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "¿Quién es Luz Adriana Camargo, la nueva fiscal general?". RTVC. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Guatemalan court orders arrests of Colombian officials who led a UN anti-corruption mission". AP News. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
External links
- Media related to Luz Adriana Camargo at Wikimedia Commons