Luis Eduardo Montealegre
Eduardo Montealegre | |
|---|---|
| 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. In 2025, he was nominated by President Gustavo Petro to serve as Minister of Justice and Law, succeeding Ángela María Buitrago.
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.