Ana Matilde Gómez de Sousa-Lennox

 

Diputada, Asamblea Nacional de Panamá | Member of the National Assembly of Panama

Ana Matilde Gómez de Sousa Lennox es abogada, académica y política panameña. Es licenciada en Derecho y Ciencias Políticas por la Universidad de Panamá, donde también obtuvo una maestría en Criminología, y realizó estudios de Derechos Humanos en la Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua (USMA). A lo largo de su trayectoria profesional ha ejercido como abogada, docente universitaria y consultora, además de ocupar distintas responsabilidades en el Ministerio Público de Panamá. Fue directora ejecutiva legal de la Comisión de la Verdad, creada para investigar las violaciones de derechos humanos cometidas durante la dictadura militar, y en 2005 se convirtió en la primera mujer en ocupar el cargo de Procuradora General de la Nación de Panamá. Posteriormente fue elegida diputada de la Asamblea Nacional por libre postulación para el período 2014–2019. En 2019 fue candidata independiente a la Presidencia de la República de Panamá. Tras su etapa parlamentaria continuó vinculada a la docencia y al ámbito jurídico y, en 2020, asumió como primera mujer decana de la Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas de la USMA. Su trayectoria se ha desarrollado principalmente en los ámbitos de la justicia, los derechos humanos, la transparencia, la participación ciudadana, el fortalecimiento democrático y la defensa del Estado de derecho.


Ana Matilde Gómez de Sousa Lennox is a Panamanian lawyer, academic, and politician. She holds a degree in Law and Political Science from the University of Panama, where she also earned a Master’s degree in Criminology, and pursued further studies in Human Rights at Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua (USMA). Throughout her professional career, she has worked as a lawyer, university lecturer, and consultant, while also holding several positions within Panama’s Public Prosecutor’s Office. She served as Legal Executive Director of Panama’s Truth Commission, established to investigate human rights violations committed during the military dictatorship, and in 2005 became the first woman to serve as Attorney General of Panama. She was later elected as an independent member of Panama’s National Assembly for the 2014–2019 term. In 2019, she ran as an independent candidate for President of the Republic of Panama. Following her parliamentary term, she continued her work in academia and the legal field and, in 2020, became the first woman to serve as Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science at USMA. Her career has focused primarily on justice, human rights, transparency, citizen participation, democratic strengthening, and the rule of law.

 

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