# List of ministers of justice and law of Colombia

The following is a list of ministers of justice and law of Colombia.
| Period | Minister | Government |
| 1890 | José María González Valencia | Carlos Holguín Mallarino |
| 1892 | Luis Antonio Mesa | Carlos Holguín Mallarino |
| 1892–1894 | Emilio Ruiz Barreto | Miguel Antonio Caro |
| 1946 | Arturo Tapias Pilonieta | Mariano Ospina Pérez |
| 1947 | Alejandro Cabal Pombo | Mariano Ospina Pérez |
| 1947 | Samuel Arango Reyes | Mariano Ospina Pérez |
| 1947 | José Antonio Montalvo | Mariano Ospina Pérez |
| 1948 | Samuel Arango Reyes | Mariano Ospina Pérez |
| 1949–1950 | Miguel San Juan | Mariano Ospina Pérez |
| 1950 | Pedro Manuel Arenas Osses | Mariano Ospina Pérez |
| 1950–1951 | Guillermo Amaya Ramirez | Laureano Gómez |
| 1951–1952 | Juan Uribe Holguín | Laureano Gómez |
| 1952–1953 | José Gabriel de la Vega | Roberto Urdaneta |
| 1953–1954 | Antonio Escobar Camargo | Roberto Urdaneta |
| 1954 | Gabriel París | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla |
| 1954–1956 | Luis Caro Escallon | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla |
| 1956 | Pedro Manuel Arenas Osses | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla |
| 1956–1957 | Luis Carlos Giraldo | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla |
| 1957 | Gral. Alfredo Duarte Blum | Junta Militar de Colombia |
| 1957 | José María Villareal | Junta Militar de Colombia |
| 1958 | Fernando Isaza | Junta Militar de Colombia |
| 1958 | Rodrigo Noguera Laborde | Junta Militar de Colombia |
| 1958–1960 | Germán Zea Hernández | Alberto Lleras Camargo |
| 1960 | Alfredo Araújo Grau | Alberto Lleras Camargo |
| 1960 | Ignacio Reyes Posada | Alberto Lleras Camargo |
| 1960 | Eliseo Arango | Alberto Lleras Camargo |
| 1960 | Victor Mosquera Chaux | Alberto Lleras Camargo |
| 1960–1962 | Vicente Laverde Aponte | Alberto Lleras Camargo |
| 1962–1963 | Héctor Charry Samper | Guillermo León Valencia |
| 1963–1965 | Alfredo Araújo Grau | Guillermo León Valencia |
| 1965 | Raimundo Emiliani Román | Guillermo León Valencia |
| 1965–1966 | Fernando Posada de la Peña | Guillermo León Valencia |
| 1966–1967 | Hernán Salamanca | Carlos Lleras Restrepo |
| 1967–1968 | Darío Echandía | Carlos Lleras Restrepo |
| 1968–1970 | Fernando Hinestrosa Forero | Carlos Lleras Restrepo |
| 1970–1973 | Miguel Escobar Méndez | Misael Pastrana Borrero |
| 1973–1974 | Jaime Castro Castro | Misael Pastrana Borrero |
| 1974–1976 | Alberto Santofimio Botero | Alfonso López Michelsen |
| 1976 | Samuel Hoyos Arango | Alfonso López Michelsen |
| 1976 | Víctor Renán Barco | Alfonso López Michelsen |
| 1976–1978 | César Gómez Estrada | Alfonso López Michelsen |
| 1978–1980 | Hugo Escobar Sierra | Julio César Turbay |
| 1980–1982 | Felio Andrade Manrique | Julio César Turbay |
| 1982–1983 | Bernardo Gaitán Mahecha | Belisario Betancur |
| 1983–1984 | Rodrigo Lara Bonilla (murdered in office) | Belisario Betancur |
| 1984–1986 | Enrique Parejo González | Belisario Betancur |
| 1986–1987 | José Manuel Arias Carrizosa | Virgilio Barco |
| 1987 | Edmundo López Gómez | Virgilio Barco |
| 1987 | Eduardo Suescún Monroy | Virgilio Barco |
| 1987–1989 | Enrique Low Murtra | Virgilio Barco |
| 1989–1990 | Mónica de Greiff | Virgilio Barco |
| 1990 | Roberto Salazar Manrique | Virgilio Barco |
| 1990–1991 | Jaime Giraldo Ángel | César Gaviria |
| 1991–1992 | Fernando Carrillo Flórez | César Gaviria |
| 1992–1994 | Andrés González Díaz | César Gaviria |
| 1994–1996 | Néstor Humberto Martínez | Ernesto Samper |
| 1996–1997 | Carlos Medellín Becerra | Ernesto Samper |
| 1997–1998 | Alma Beatriz Rengifo López | Ernesto Samper |
| 1998–1999 | Parmenio Cuéllar Bastidas | Andrés Pastrana |
| 1999–2002 | Rómulo González Trujillo | Andrés Pastrana |
| 2002–2003 | Fernando Londoño Hoyos | Álvaro Uribe |
| 2003–2006 | Sabas Pretelt de la Vega | Álvaro Uribe |
| 2006–2008 | Fabio Valencia Cossio | Álvaro Uribe |
| 2008–2010 | Carlos Holguín Sardi | Álvaro Uribe |
| 2010–2011 | Germán Vargas Lleras | Juan Manuel Santos |
| 2011–2012 | Juan Carlos Esguerra | Juan Manuel Santos |
| 2012–2013 | Ruth Stella Correa | Juan Manuel Santos |
| 2013–2014 | Alfonso Gómez Méndez | Juan Manuel Santos |
| 2014–2016 | Yesid Reyes Alvarado | Juan Manuel Santos |
| 2016–2017 | Jorge Eduardo Londoño | Juan Manuel Santos |
| 2017–2018 | Enrique Gil Botero | Juan Manuel Santos |
| 2018–2019 | Gloria Maria Borrero | Ivan Duque Marquez |
| 2019–2020 | Margarita Cabello Blanco | Ivan Duque Marquez |
| 2020–2020 | Javier Sarmiento | Ivan Duque Marquez |
| 2020–2020 | Wilson Ruiz Orejuela | Ivan Duque Marquez |
* Fernando Londono Hoyos was referred to as the Minister of the Interior and in charge of Justice and later as Minister of the Interior and Justice. His successors Sabas Pretelt de la Vega, Fabio Valencia Cossio, Carlos Holguin Sardi and German Vargas Lleras also had the same title.
* During his tenure, Lleras would be known as the Minister of Interior that oversaw Justice.