Deputy Attorney General of Colombia

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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 toAttorney General
Seat Bogotá, D.C.
Appointer Attorney General
Supreme Court of Justice
Term length Four years, non renewable
FormationAugust 2, 2008
First holder Carlos Arrieta
Website www.fiscalia.gov.co

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]

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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

No.PortraitNamePrior experienceState of residenceTook officeLeft office Attorney General(s)
1 Carlos Arrieta Lawyer Bogotá, D.C. August 1, 1992August 1, 1994 Gustavo de Greiff
2Francisco CinturaLawyer,Bogotá, D.C.— [a]
3 Jorge Armando Otálora Lawyer, Cundinamarca Luis Camilo Osorio
4 Guillermo Mendoza [5] Jusrist, Córdoba September 27, 2006January 11, 2011 Mario Iguarán
5Juan Carlos Forero [6] Lawyer,CundinamarcaMarch 29, 2011January 25, 2011 Viviane Morales
6Wilson Alejandro Martínez [7] Jurist,Bogotá, D.C.January 25, 2011March 6, 2012
7 Martha Lucía Zamora [8] LawyerCundinamarcaMarch 6, 2011March 29, 2011
8 Jorge Fernando Perdomo [9] Jurist and politicianBogotá, D.C.March 29, 2016August 1, 2016 Luis Eduardo Montealegre
9 María Paulina Riveros [10] [11] LawyerBogotá, D.C.August 2, 2016May 15, 2019 Néstor Humberto Martínez
10 Fabio Espitia [12] Lawyer and juristBogotá, D.C.May 17, 2019January 30, 2020— [b]
11Martha Macera [13] Lawyer and juristBogotá, D.C.February 13, 2024March 12, 2024 Francisco Barbosa
12Hernando Toro [14] Lawyer, Tolima March 12, 2024April 1, 2024— [c]
13 Gilberto Guerrero Lawyer, Nariño April 1, 2024Incumbent Luz Adriana Camargo

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Notes

  1. ↑ Following the vacancy in the office, the Supreme Court of Justice appointed Francisco Cintura as deputy attorney general to serve as acting attorney general.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Following the vacancy of Deputy Attorney General Martha Mancera, she was appointed Acting Attorney General by the Supreme Court of Justice.

References

  1. ↑ "funciones vicefiscal general nacion". Vlex.
  2. ↑ Buitrago, Said (February 10, 2024). "La historia de vicefiscales que han estado al mando del ente acusador". El Tiempo. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Morales, Carolina (April 2, 2024). "¿Quién es el nuevo Vicefiscal General, el segundo de Luz Adriana Camargo?". Colombia.As. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  5. ↑ González, Nésto Julio (September 26, 2006). "Guillermo Mendoza Diago, nuevo vicefiscal general de la nación". WRadio. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Juan Carlos Forero asumió como Vicefiscal General de la Nación". El Espectador. January 14, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Jorge Fernando Perdomo asume como vicefiscal general de la Nación". Ámbito Jurídico. April 16, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  10. ↑ Gomez, Marisol (May 15, 2019). "Vicefiscal General deja su cargo y Fabio Espitia será su reemplazo". El Tiempo. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  11. ↑ "María Paulina Riveros, nueva vicefiscal general de la Nación". Noticias RCN. August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "Este es Hernando Toro, el nuevo vicefiscal designado por Martha Mancera". El Especatador. February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Magistrates and Councillors of the High Courts
 Order of precedence of Colombia
as Deputy Attorney General of Colombia		Succeeded by
Silvano Gómez
as Deputy Inspector General of Colombia
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