Néstor Osuna

Néstor Iván Osuna Patiño (born April 12, 1963) is a Colombian lawyer, judge and politician who has served as Delegate Inspector for the Defense of Human Rights of Colombia since 2025. 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).

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

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. 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. On the 17th of the same month, he was sworn in as minister.