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Néstor Osuna

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.
Political offices
Preceded by
Wilson Ruiz Orejuela
Minister of Justice and Law
2022–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 August 7, 2022
Succeeded byas Minister of National Defense