List of attorneys general of Argentina
Attorney General of Argentina | |
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Procurador General de la Nación Argentina | |
Incumbent Eduardo Casal since 31 December 2017 | |
Appointer | Presidential nomination with Senate confirmation |
Term length | Life tenure |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Argentina |
Inaugural holder | Francisco Pico |
Formation | 15 January 1863 | 15 de enero de 1863
Website | www |
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The Attorney General of Argentina (Spanish: Procurador General de la Nación Argentina) is the chief of all the prosecutors who act before national courts, as well as the designated prosecutor in the Supreme Court. The Attorney General leads the Ministry of Public Prosecutions (Ministerio Público Fiscal; MPF). The Ministry of Public Prosecutions and the Ombudsperson's Office (Defensoría General) make up Argentina's Public Ministry, in accordance to Article 120 of the Argentine constitution.[1]
Since 2017, the Attorney General of Argentina has been Eduardo Casal, who serves in interim fashion following the resignation of Alejandra Gils Carbó.[2]
List of attorneys general[]
- 1863–1875
- 1875–1878 Carlos Tejedor
- 1878–1890
- 1890–1892
- 1892–1905
- 1905–1917
- 1917–1922 José Nicolás Matienzo
- 1923–1935
- 1935–1947 Juan Álvarez
- 1947–1955
- 1955–1958
- 1958–1966
- 1966–1973
- 1973–1976
- 1976–1980
- 1980–1983
- 1983–1987
- 1987–1989 Andrés José d'Alessio
- 1989–1991
- 1991–1992
- 1992–1994
- 1994–1997
- 1997–2004
- 2004–2012 Esteban Justo Righi
- 2012–2017 Alejandra Magdalena Gils Carbó
- 2017- Eduardo Casal (Interim)
References[]
- ^ "Qué es el MPF". Ministerio Público Fiscal (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Quién es Eduardo Casal, el reemplazo de Alejandra Gils Carbó durante la transición en la Procuración". La Nación (in Spanish). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
External links[]
- Official website (in Spanish)
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- Judiciary of Argentina
- Argentine prosecutors
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