Background
Thelma Aldana was born on September 27, 1955, in Gualán, Zacapa, Guatemala.
2018
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Attorney General of Public Minister, Thelma Aldana and Ivan Velasquez hold a press conference after Guatemalan Former Minister of Public Finances and chairman of under-fire British-based charity group Oxfam International, Alberto Fuentes Knight were arrested under corruption charges in Guatemala City on February 13, 2018. (Photo by Fabricio Alonzo/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
2018
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Attorney General of Public Minister, Thelma Aldana speaks during a press conference after Guatemalan Former Minister of Public Finances and chairman of under-fire British-based charity group Oxfam International, Alberto Fuentes Knight were arrested under corruption charges in Guatemala City on February 13, 2018. (Photo by Fabricio Alonzo/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
2009
In 2009, she became a judge in the Supreme Court.
2011
Guatemala City, Guatemala
She served as the president of the Supreme Court from 2011-2012.
2012
Guatemala City, Guatemala
She served as the president of the Supreme Court from 2011-2012.
2014
Guatemala City, Guatemala
In 2014 she replaced the highly effective Claudia Paz y Paz as Guatemala’s attorney general.
2014
Guatemala City, Guatemala
In 2014 she replaced the highly effective Claudia Paz y Paz as Guatemala’s attorney general.
2017
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
11th Attorney General of Guatemala Thelma Aldana attends the 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. (April 24, 2017 - Source: Ben Gabbe/Getty Images North America)
2017
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
Thelma Aldana (L) and Sophia Lopez attends the 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. (April 24, 2017 - Source: Jemal Countess/Getty Images North America)
2017
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
11th Attorney General of Guatemala Thelma Aldana attends the 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. (April 24, 2017 - Source: Jemal Countess/Getty Images North America)
2017
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
Thelma Aldana attends the 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
2017
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
Thelma Aldana attends the 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
2018
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Attorney General of Public Minister, Thelma Aldana and Ivan Velasquez hold a press conference after Guatemalan Former Minister of Public Finances and chairman of under-fire British-based charity group Oxfam International, Alberto Fuentes Knight were arrested under corruption charges in Guatemala City on February 13, 2018. (Photo by Fabricio Alonzo/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
2018
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Attorney General of Public Minister, Thelma Aldana speaks during a press conference after Guatemalan Former Minister of Public Finances and chairman of under-fire British-based charity group Oxfam International, Alberto Fuentes Knight were arrested under corruption charges in Guatemala City on February 13, 2018. (Photo by Fabricio Alonzo/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Thelma graduated from the University of San Carlos in Guatemala. She has a Master's degree in Civil and Procedural Law.
Thelma Aldana was born on September 27, 1955, in Gualán, Zacapa, Guatemala.
Thelma graduated from the University of San Carlos in Guatemala. She has a Master's degree in Civil and Procedural Law.
In 2009, she became a judge in the Supreme Court. She served as the president of the Supreme Court from 2011-2012. In 2014 she replaced the highly effective Claudia Paz y Paz as Guatemala’s attorney general.
In 2011, when she was president of the Supreme Court, Aldana started special courts in Guatemala for femicide cases. Killing women, and violence against women are rampant in Guatemala; every year there are on the average 56,000 reports of violence against women. Eleven districts now have the special courts. Judges and police officers receive special gender crime training.
In 2015 Aldana led another investigation into government corruption. In this, she closely cooperated with the Commissioner of the UN International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), Iván Velásquez Gómez. As a result, the President of Guatemala, Otto Pérez Molina, was forced to resign.
In holding high office holders accountable, and promoting reforms to make the legal system more accessible to average citizens, she is truly working to bring justice to all Guatemalans. In 2015 Aldana led an investigation into government corruption. As a result, the president of Guatemala resigned.
Quotations: "We have absolute freedom to investigate any lead that we think might be pertinent relating to the president."
Physical Characteristics:
Hair color: Dark Brown
Eye color: Dark Brown
Thelma married Joaquín Romeo López Gutiérrez. They have two children.