Néstor Osuna

Colombian lawyer, diplomat and politician
Néstor Osuna
Minister of Justice
In office
August 7, 2022 (2022-08-07) – July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byWilson Ruiz Orejuela
Magistrate of the Superior Council of Judicature
In office
January 1, 2014 (2014-01-01) – June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30)
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos
Co-Judge of the Constitutional Court
In office
May 10, 2005 (2005-05-10) – May 10, 2014 (2014-05-10)
PresidentÁlvaro Uribe Vélez
Juan Manuel Santos
Personal details
Born
Néstor Iván Osuna Patiño

(1963-04-12) April 12, 1963 (age 61)[citation needed]
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
SpouseMauricio Arroyave
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer

Néstor Iván Osuna Patiño (born April 12, 1963)[citation needed] is a Colombian lawyer, magistrate and university professor. Since August 17, 2022, he is the current Minister of Justice.[1][2]

He has served as a magistrate of the Superior Council of the Judiciary and associate judge of the Constitutional Court.[3]

Minister of Justice

On August 7, 2022, he was appointed by President Gustavo Petro as Minister of Justice and Law of Colombia; being the fourth minister in the history of Colombia to declare himself openly Homosexual.[4][5] Days later, it was announced that he still could not be sworn in, since he had requested a little more time to finish his work at the Externado University.[6][7] On the 17th of the same month, he was installed as minister.[1][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Presidente Petro posesionó a Néstor Osuna como ministro de Justicia y Arturo Luna, ministro de Ciencia" (in Spanish). Semana.com. August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Néstor Osuna". icrp.uexternado.edu.co.
  3. ^ "Él es Néstor Osuna, el nuevo ministro de Justicia de Gustavo Petro". eltiempo.com. August 7, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Petro nombra a Néstor Osuna como Minjusticia; Catalina Velasco será Minvivienda". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2022-08-07. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  5. ^ "La historia de amor del ministro Néstor Osuna y el periodista Mauricio Arroyave". eltiempo.com. August 23, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "Presidente Gustavo Petro posesionó a otros seis de sus ministros" (in European Spanish). eluniversal.com.co. 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  7. ^ Franco, Lucía (2022-08-11). "Gustavo Petro no posesiona a su polémica ministra de TIC" (in Spanish). El País América Colombia. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  8. ^ "Néstor Osuna es el nuevo ministro de Justicia". ambitojuridico.com. August 7, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
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Political offices
Preceded by
Wilson Ruiz Orejuela
 Minister of Justice and Law
2022–present 		Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Ricardo Bonilla
as Minister of Finance and Public Credit 		Order of precedence of Colombia
as Minister of Justice and Law
since August 7, 2022 		Succeeded byas Minister of National Defense
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  • Néstor Osuna (2022-present)
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  • Augusto Manrique (2022-present)
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  • Piedad Urdinola (2022-present)