María Consuelo Porras

María Consuelo Porras Argueta (born August 23, 1953) is a Guatemalan lawyer. She served as Deputy Magistrate of the Constitutional Court since April 2016. She was appointed by President Jimmy Morales as the new Attorney General and Chief of the Public Prosecutor's Office to replace Thelma Aldana.[1][2][3][4][5]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Porras and the second or maternal family name is Argueta.
María Consuelo Porras
Attorney General of Guatemala
Assumed office
May 17, 2018
PresidentJimmy Morales
Preceded byThelma Aldana
Deputy Magistrate of the Constitutional Court
In office
April 14, 2016 – May 10, 2018
Nominated bySupreme Court of Justice
Preceded byCarmen María Gutiérrez Sole
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
Born
María Consuelo Porras Argueta

(1953-08-23) 23 August 1953
Chimaltenango, Guatemala
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)
Gilberto de Jesús Porres de Paz
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(m. 1991)​
Alma materUniversidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

References
  1. María Consuelo Porras Argueta es la nueva fiscal General
  2. La magistrada devota
  3. Jimmy Morales y María Consuelo Porras: ¿con CICIG o sin CICIG?
  4. Nueva fiscal general María Consuelo Porras
  5. María Consuelo Porras Argueta es nombrada como Fiscal General y jefa del Ministerio Público
Legal offices
Preceded by
Thelma Aldana		 Attorney General of Guatemala
2018–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Carmen María Gutiérrez Sole		 Deputy Magistrate of the Constitutional Court
for Supreme Court of Justice
2016–2018		 Succeeded by
Vacant


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