Néstor Osuna
Minister of Justice
Assumed office
August 7, 2022 (2022-08-07)
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
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
SpouseMauricio Arroyave
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer

Néstor Iván Osuna Patiño (born April 12, 1963)[1] is a Colombian lawyer, magistrate and university professor. Since August 17, 2022, he is the current Minister of Justice[2][3]

He has served as a magistrate of the Superior Council of the Judiciary and associate judge of the Constitutional Court.[4]

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.[5][6] 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.[7][8] On the 17th of the same month, he was installed as minister.[2][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Despacho del Ministro de Justicia y del Derecho, Néstor Iván Osuna Patiño". minjusticia.gov.co.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. ↑ "Néstor Osuna". icrp.uexternado.edu.co.
  4. ↑ "Él es Néstor Osuna, el nuevo ministro de Justicia de Gustavo Petro". eltiempo.com. August 7, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Petro nombra a Néstor Osuna como Minjusticia; Catalina Velasco será Minvivienda". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2022-08-07. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  6. ↑ "La historia de amor del ministro Néstor Osuna y el periodista Mauricio Arroyave". eltiempo.com. August 23, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Presidente Gustavo Petro posesionó a otros seis de sus ministros" (in European Spanish). eluniversal.com.co. 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Néstor Osuna es el nuevo ministro de Justicia". ambitojuridico.com. August 7, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
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