List of attorneys general of Argentina

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Attorney General of Argentina
Procurador General de la Nación Argentina
Coat of arms of Argentina.svg
Incumbent
Eduardo Casal
since 31 December 2017
AppointerPresidential nomination with Senate confirmation
Term length Life tenure
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Argentina
Inaugural holderFrancisco Pico
Formation15 January 1863;160 years ago (1863-01-15)15 de enero de 1863
Website www.mpf.gob.ar/procuracion-general/

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]

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Since 2017, the attorney general of Argentina has been Eduardo Casal, who serves in interim fashion following the resignation of Alejandra Gils Carbó. [2]

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References

  1. "Qué es el MPF". Ministerio Público Fiscal (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. "Quién es Eduardo Casal, el reemplazo de Alejandra Gils Carbó durante la transición en la Procuración". La Nación (in Spanish). 22 November 2017.