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 October 13, 1965 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Germán Marroquín (m. 1992) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of La Sabana |
| Profession | |
Luz Adriana Camargo Garzón (born October 13, 1965) is a Colombian lawyer and criminologist who has served as Attorney General of Colombia since 2024.
Camargo is a law graduate of the University of La Sabana. She later served as an assistant magistrate in the criminal appeals chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice. Following this, she was invited to work alongside Iván Velásquez Gómez at the International Commission against impunity in Guatemala.
In February 2024, she was among the candidates selected by President Gustavo Petro for Attorney General. [1] She was subsequently elected in March 2024 and took office on March 22, becoming the second woman to hold this position after Viviane Morales.[2][3][4]
Early life and creer
Luz Adriana Camargo Garzón was born on October 13, 1965, in Bogotá, D.C. She attended María Mazzarello School, graduating in 1981. She then entered the University of La Sabana, where she earned a law degree in 1986. In 1990, she completed a double specialization in criminal Law and criminology at the Free University of Colombia.[5]
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.[6]
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 (in Spanish). March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Colombia names new attorney general after political tensions". Reuters. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ Alsema, Adriaan (March 12, 2024). "Colombia's Supreme Court picks new chief prosecutor". Colombia Reports. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ Pérez D, Sonia (June 2, 2025). "Guatemalan court orders arrests of Colombian officials who led a UN anti-corruption mission". AP News. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
External links
- Media related to Luz Adriana Camargo at Wikimedia Commons