Office of the Inspector General of Colombia

Not to be confused with Office of the Attorney General of Colombia.
Office of the Inspector / Solicitor General
Procuraduría General de la Nación

Headquarters in Bogotá.
Agency overview
FormedApril 29, 1830 (1830-04-29)
HeadquartersCarrera 5ª № 15-60
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Annual budgetCOP$541.314.589.000 (2016)[1]
Agency executives
  • Margarita Cabello, Inspector General
  • Antonio Emiro Thomas Arias, Vicesolicitor General
Child agency
Websitewww.procuraduria.gov.co

The Office of the Inspector General of Colombia (Spanish: Procuraduría General de Colombia) is a Colombian independent public institution overseeing the public conduct of those in authority or in charge of exercising a public office, and of overseeing the correct functioning of other government institutions and agencies. The Office of the Inspector General of Colombia is not a judicial institution; it is one of the Colombian Control Institutions, alongside the Office of the Controller General. The Inspector General is also charged with safeguarding the rights of the people, guaranteeing human rights protection and intervening in the name of the people in the defence of the public's interest.

  1. ^ Colombia, Congress of (13 December 2010). "Ley 1420 de 2010" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish) (47, 922). Bogotá: 24. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Retrieved 6 May 2013.[permanent dead link]