Attorney General of Guatemala
The Attorney General of Guatemala (Fiscal General de la República de Guatemala) is the chief attorney general (public prosecutor) of Guatemala.
List of Attorneys General
| Number | Name | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Rámses Cuestas Gómez[1] | May 15, 1994 - March 14, 1996 | Appointed by President Ramiro de León Carpio; Guatemala's first Attorney General. |
| 02 | Héctor Hugo Pérez Aguilera[2] | March 15, 1996 - May 14, 1998 | Interim Attorney General named by President Álvaro Arzú. |
| 03 | Adolfo González Rodas[3] | May 15, 1998 - May 17, 2002 | Appointed. |
| 04 | Carlos David de León Argueta[4] | May 18, 2002 - February 25, 2004 | Appointed and later removed by President Óscar Berger. |
| 05 | Juan Luis Florido Solís[5] | February 26, 2004 - July 30, 2008 | Interim and later appointed. Presented his resignation to President Álvaro Colom. |
| 06 | José Amílcar Velásquez Zárate[6] | July 31, 2008 - May 14, 2010 | Interim and later appointed. |
| 07 | María Encarnación Mejía García de Contreras[7] | May 15, 2010 - May 25, 2010 | Interim; first female Attorney General. |
| 08 | Conrado Arnulfo Reyes Sagastume[8][9] | May 25, 2010 - June 10, 2010 | Removed by the Constitutional Court. |
| 09 | María Encarnación Mejía García de Contreras | June 11, 2010 - December 9, 2010 | Interim (second term as Interim Attorney General). |
| 10 | Claudia Paz y Paz Bailey[10] | December 9, 2010 - present | Appointed; first female (non-interim) Attorney General. Nominated for Nobels Peace Prize—while in office as minister of justice in 2013.[11] |
References
- ↑ http://biblioteca.usac.edu.gt/tesis/04/04_6565.pdf
- ↑ http://biblioteca.usac.edu.gt/tesis/04/04_6565.pdf
- ↑ http://www.lahora.com.gt/notas.php?key=62019&fch=2010-02-02
- ↑ http://www.google.com.gt/#hl=es&source=hp&biw=&bih=&q=Destituyen+a+Carlos+David+de+Le%C3%B3n+Argueta+como+Fiscal+General&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=49be796f9483945a
- ↑ http://digital.nuestrodiario.com/Olive/ODE/NuestroDiario/LandingPage/LandingPage.aspx?href=R05ELzIwMDgvMDYvMTU.&pageno=OA..&entity=QXIwMDgwMA..&view=ZW50aXR5
- ↑ http://www.elperiodico.com.gt/es/20080801/pais/63794
- ↑ http://www.elperiodico.com.gt/es/20100517/pais/151634/
- ↑ http://www.sigloxxi.com/nacional.php?id=11529
- ↑ http://noticias.com.gt/nacionales/20100611-destituyen-al-fiscal-general-conrado-reyes-por-presuntos-vinculos-con-el-narco.html
- ↑ http://www.elperiodico.com.gt/es/20101210/pais/185734
- ↑ – Jeg synes Nobelkomiteen bør bøye hodene sine i skam
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