Eduardo Montealegre | |
|---|---|
 Montealegre in June 2025. | |
| Minister of Justice and Law | |
| Assumed office June 13, 2025 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Ángela María Buitrago |
| 7th Attorney General of Colombia | |
| In office March 29,2012 –March 28,2016 | |
| Nominated by | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Deputy | Jorge Fernando Perdomo |
| Preceded by | Viviane Morales |
| Succeeded by | Néstor Humberto Martínez |
| Magistrate of the Constitutional Court | |
| In office January 1,2001 –May 1,2004 | |
| Preceded by | Antonio Barrera Carbonell |
| Succeeded by | Humberto Sierra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luis Eduardo Montealegre Lynett October 14,1957 Ibague,Tolima,Colombia |
| Political party | Independent (2020-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (2001-2010) |
| Spouse | Tania Hernández (m. 2000) |
| Education | |
| Profession | |
Luis Eduardo Montealegre (born October 14, 1957) is a Colombian lawyer, jurist, professor and politician who served as a Magistrate of the Constitutional Court from 2001 to 2004 and later Attorney General of Colombia from 2012 to 2016, being nominated by President Juan Manuel Santos. [1] [2] In 2025, he was nominated by President Gustavo Petro to serve as Minister of Justice and Law, succeeding Ángela María Buitrago. [3] [4] [5]
Born in Ibague, Tolima, Montealegre graduated from the Externado University and later earned a postgraduate degree in law from the University of Bonn and a master's degree in criminal law from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
