Néstor Osuna

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Osuna and the second or maternal family name is Patiño.

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]

Néstor Osuna
Minister of Justice
In office August 7, 2022 (2022-08-07) – July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)
President	Gustavo Petro
Preceded by	Wilson Ruiz Orejuela
Magistrate of the Superior Council of Judicature
In office January 1, 2014 (2014-01-01) – June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30)
President	Juan Manuel Santos
Co-Judge of the Constitutional Court
In office May 10, 2005 (2005-05-10) – May 10, 2014 (2014-05-10)
President	Álvaro 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
Spouse	Mauricio Arroyave
Alma mater	Universidad Externado de Colombia (LLB) University of Salamanca (PhD)
Profession	Lawyer

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. "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.

External links

• Media related to Néstor Osuna at Wikimedia Commons

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 by Iván Velásquez as Minister of National Defense