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. She was subsequently elected in March 2024 and took office on March 22, becoming the second woman to hold this position after Viviane Morales.