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Luz Adriana Camargo

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.

Early life and creer

Luz Adriana Camargo Garzón was born on October 13, 1965, in Bogotá, D.C. She attended María Mazzarello School, graduating in 1981. She then entered the University of La Sabana, where she earned a law degree in 1986. In 1990, she completed a double specialization in criminal Law and criminology at the Free University of Colombia.

On 2 June 2025, a Guatemalan appeals court acting on a request by the office of the Attorney General of Guatemala ordered the arrest of Camargo over her role in CICIG.

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