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)^[1] is a Colombian lawyer, jugde and politician who has served as Delegate Inspector for the Defense of Human Rights of Colombia since 2025.^[2][3] He previously served as a Co-Judge of the Constitutional Court, magistrate on the Superior Council of Judicature, and Minister of Justice and Law (2022–2024).^[4][5]

Néstor Osuna
Osuna in 2024.
Delegate Inspector for the Defense of Human Rights
Incumbent
Assumed office January 16, 2025
Ispector	Gregorio Eljach
Preceded by	Silvano Gómez
Minister of Justice
In office August 7, 2022 – July 1, 2024
President	Gustavo Petro
Preceded by	Wilson Ruiz
Succeeded by	Ángela María Buitrago
Magistrate of the Superior Council of Judicature
In office January 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015
Co-Judge of the Constitutional Court
In office May 10, 2005 – May 10, 2014
Personal details
Born	Néstor Iván Osuna Patiño (1963-04-12) April 12, 1963 (age 62) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Mauricio Arroyave
Alma mater	Universidad Externado de Colombia (LLB) University of Salamanca (PhD)
Profession	Lawyer

Born in Bogotá, D.C., Osuna graduated from the Universidad Externado de Colombia. He holds a doctorate from the University of Salamanca.^[6]

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 be openly gay.^[7][8] Days later, it was announced that he could not be sworn in, since he had requested a little more time to finish his work at the Universidad Externado de Colombia.^[9][10] On the 17th of the same month, he was sworn in as minister.^[4][11]