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Luis Eduardo Montealegre

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montealegre and the second or maternal family name is Lynett.
Eduardo Montealegre
Minister of Justice and Law
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 13, 2025
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byÁngela María Buitrago
7th Attorney General of Colombia
In office
March 29, 2012 – March 28, 2016
Nominated byJuan Manuel Santos
DeputyJorge Fernando Perdomo
Preceded byViviane Morales
Succeeded byNéstor Humberto Martínez
Magistrate of the Constitutional Court
In office
January 1, 2001 – May 1, 2004
Preceded byAntonio Barrera Carbonell
Succeeded byHumberto Sierra
Personal details
Born
Luis Eduardo Montealegre Lynett

(1957-10-14) October 14, 1957 (age 67)
Ibague, Tolima, Colombia
Political partyIndependent (2020-present)
Other political
affiliations		Liberal (2001-2010)
Spouse
Tania Hernández
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(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.

References

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  1. ^ "Montealegre, nuevo fiscal". El Mundo. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Eduardo Montealegre, nuevo fiscal general de la Nación". Ámbito Jurídico. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  3. ^ Triana Sánchez, Santiago (5 June 2025). "Gustavo Petro elige a Eduardo Montealegre como nuevo ministro de Justicia de Colombia". El País. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  4. ^ Quevedo Delgado, Sara Valentina (5 June 2025). "¿Quién es Eduardo Montealegre, el nuevo ministro de Justicia? El mensaje político del Gobierno con su designación". El Tiempo. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  5. ^ Agudelo, Francy (5 June 2025). "Eduardo Montealegre, exfiscal General de la Nación, será el nuevo ministro de Justicia". infobae. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
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Legal offices
Preceded by
Antonio Barrera Carbonell
 Magistrate of the Constitutional Court
2001-2004 		Succeeded by
Humberto Sierra
Political offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Colombia
2012–2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Justice and Law
2025-present 		Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded byas Minister of Finance and Public Credit Order of precedence of Colombia
as
Minister of Justice and Law
since June 13, 2025 		Succeeded byas Minister of National Defense
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