Overview
- Governor Margarita González Saravia named Edgar Maldonado Ceballos to the post on Oct. 31 to reinforce political leadership and institutional stability.
- Maldonado resigned as state attorney general this week, and the legislature formally received his resignation.
- Metropolitan prosecutor Fernando Blumenkron Escobar is serving as interim head of the Fiscalía while the governor readies a shortlist for Congress.
- Maldonado pledged firmness, dialogue, closeness and results, with priority on the State Coordination Table for the Construction of Peace and Security.
- The 37-year-old lawyer previously served as the state’s legal counsel and participated in federal–state security coordination, supported by postgraduate studies in public administration and electoral law.