The attorney general acts as the main head of criminal prosecution in all legal matters, with administrative and budgetary autonomy.

[1] The attorney general is elected by the Supreme Court of Justice from a list of three nominees selected by the president, and serves for four years, with no possibility of re-election.

[2] Luz Adriana Camargo has been the attorney general of Colombia since March 22, 2024.

[3][4] The attorney general is elected by Constitutional Court out of a ternary presented by the president for a period of four years.

[5][6] 115th Rector of the Rosary University Minister of National Education Inspector General National Civil Registrar Deputy Minister of the Justice Senator of Colombia Magistrat of the Constitutional Court Minister of the Interior President of the Ibero-American Association of Public Prosecutors Head of Investigation and Litigation of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala