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Luz Adriana Camargo

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Luz Adriana Camargo
10th Attorney General of Colombia
Assumed office
March 22, 2024
Nominated byGustavo Petro
DeputyHernando Toro
Preceded byFrancisco Barbosa
Head of Investigation and Litigation of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala
In office
May 5, 2014 – September 9, 2017
Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon
António Guterres
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born
Luz Adriana Camargo Garzón

Bogotá, Colombia
Alma materUniversity of La Sabana
ProfessionLawyer

Luz Adriana Camargo Garzón (c. 1965) is a Colombian lawyer specializing in criminal law and criminology studied law at the University of La Sabana from 1997 to 2004 and served as an assistant magistrate in the Criminal Cassation Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice. From 2014 to 2017 he was part of the investigative team of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala of the United Nations Organization where he worked alongside Iván Velásquez Gómez who was the chief investigator. On March 12, 2024, she would be elected as the new Attorney General of Colombia, after being nominated by President Gustavo Petro,[1] and later on March 22, 2024, she would assume the position.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Pardo, Jhoan (August 2, 2023). "Gustavo Petro presentó terna de candidatas para dirigir la Fiscalía General de la Nación: quiénes son". infobae.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Luz Adriana Camargo se convierte en la segunda mujer elegida Fiscal General de Colombia". volcanicas.com. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "¿Quién es Luz Adriana Camargo, la nueva fiscal general?". rtvcnoticias.com. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
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Political offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Colombia
2024-present
Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Álvaro González
as Counselor for National Reconciliation
Order of precedence of Colombia
as Attorney General of Colombia

since March 22, 2024
Succeeded by
Major General Helder Giraldo
as General Commander of the Military Forces