Claudia Paz y Paz | |
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Attorney General of Guatemala | |
In office 9 December 2010 – 17 May 2014 | |
President | Álvaro Colom Otto Pérez Molina |
Preceded by | María Mejía García (interim) |
Succeeded by | Thelma Aldana |
Personal details | |
Born | ca. 1966 |
Claudia Paz y Paz Bailey (born 1966) is a Guatemalan attorney who served as the first female attorney general of Guatemala, from 2010 to 2014. A former judge and litigator, Paz y Paz made unprecedented strides in the prosecution of organized crime, corruption, and human rights violations.[1]