Luis Eduardo Montealegre

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

Luis Eduardo Montealegre (born October 14, 1957) is a Colombian lawyer, jurist, professor and politician who served as a Magistrate of the Constitutional Court from 2001 to 2004 and later Attorney General of Colombia from 2012 to 2016, being nominated by President Juan Manuel Santos.^[1][2] In 2025, he was nominated by President Gustavo Petro to serve as Minister of Justice and Law, succeeding Ángela María Buitrago.^[3][4][5]

Eduardo Montealegre
Montealegre in June 2025.
Minister of Justice and Law
Incumbent
Assumed office June 13, 2025
President	Gustavo Petro
Preceded by	Ángela María Buitrago
7th Attorney General of Colombia
In office March 29, 2012 – March 28, 2016
Nominated by	Juan Manuel Santos
Deputy	Jorge Fernando Perdomo
Preceded by	Viviane Morales
Succeeded by	Néstor Humberto Martínez
Magistrate of the Constitutional Court
In office January 1, 2001 – May 1, 2004
Preceded by	Antonio Barrera Carbonell
Succeeded by	Humberto Sierra
Personal details
Born	Luis Eduardo Montealegre Lynett (1957-10-14) October 14, 1957 (age 67) Ibague, Tolima, Colombia
Political party	Independent (2020-present)
Other political affiliations	Liberal (2001-2010)
Spouse	Tania Hernández ​ (m. 2000)​
Education	Universidad Externado de Colombia (LLB) University of Bonn University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Complutense University of Madrid
Profession	Lawyer jurist professor politician

Born in Ibague, Tolima, Montealegre graduated from the Externado University and later earned a postgraduate degree in law from the University of Bonn and a master's degree in criminal law from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.