Attorney General of the State | |
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Fiscal General del Estado | |
Public Prosecution Ministry | |
Style | The Most Excellent (formal) Madam Attorney General (informal) |
Member of | Prosecution Ministry Attorney General's Office |
Reports to | Minister of Justice |
Nominator | The Government, after hearing the General Council of the Judiciary |
Appointer | The King |
Term length | 4 years |
Constituting instrument | Spanish Constitution |
Formation | 1978 |
First holder | Juan Manuel Fanjul Sedeño |
Deputy | Lieutenant Attorney of the Supreme Court |
Salary | € 132,235 per year (2023) |
Website | www |
The Attorney General of the State( Spanish : Fiscal General del Estado), or also, Prosecutor General, is the head of the Prosecution Ministry (Ministerio Fiscal), the body with functional autonomy in the Judiciary, [1] that has constitutionally been entrusted with the promotion of the action of the justice in defense of the legality, protecting citizens rights and the public interest, and ensuring the independence of the courts and to seek the satisfaction of the social interest.
The Attorney General is appointed and dismissed by the King, at the proposal of the Government, after hearing the General Council of the Judiciary. The candidate also needs to appear before the Congress to evaluate its suitability but it does not need its approval. Therefore, for its appointment it needs the participation of the three powers of State. The candidate must be a Spanish jurists of recognized prestige and with more than fifteen years of effective exercise of their profession. [1]
The term of the Attorney General is 4 years and may not be renewed, except in cases in which the holder had held the position for a period of less than two years. He can not be removed from his position unless he requests it, for incurring any of the incompatibilities or prohibitions established in this Law, in case of disability or illness that disqualifies him for the position, for serious or repeated breach of his duties or when the Government that has proposed him finish its term. [2]
According to the law of the Public Prosecution Ministry: [2] [3]
The Office of the Attorney General is an assistant body of the Attorney General of the State. From him depends the following bodies:
Espectro político |
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Royalist Independent |
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Prime Minister(s) | |
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Felipe Gómez Acebo (1800–?) | 1 August 1843 | 12 December 1843 | Joaquín María López | ||
Salustiano Olózaga | |||||
Luis González Bravo | |||||
Pedro Jiménez Navarro | 12 December 1843 | 15 January 1845 | |||
Ramón María Narváez | |||||
Joaquín Francisco Pacheco [note 1] (1808–1865) | 5 February 1847 | 28 March 1847 | Carlos Martínez de Irujo y McKean | ||
Lorenzo Arrazola (1795–1873) | 16 April 1847 | 4 October 1847 | Joaquín Francisco Pacheco | ||
Florencio García Goyena | |||||
Manuel Barrio Ayuso (1788–1850) | 4 October 1847 | 23 November 1850 | Ramón María Narváez | ||
Serafín María de Sotto | |||||
Ramón María Narváez | |||||
José María Huet y Allier (1804–1868) | 10 January 1851 | 25 August 1854 | |||
Juan Bravo Murillo | |||||
Federico Roncali | |||||
Francisco Lersundi Hormaechea | |||||
Luis José Sartorius | |||||
Fernando Fernández de Córdova | |||||
Ángel de Saavedra | |||||
Baldomero Espartero | |||||
Pedro Gómez de la Serna (1806–1871) | 25 August 1854 | 24 October 1856 | |||
Leopoldo O'Donnell | |||||
Ramón María Narváez | |||||
Joaquín José Casaus (1793–1885) | 24 October 1856 | 1857 | |||
Manuel Seijas Lozano (1800–1868) | 1857 | 26 March 1862 | |||
Francisco Armero Peñaranda | |||||
Francisco Javier Istúriz | |||||
Saturnino Calderón Collantes | |||||
Leopoldo O'Donnell | |||||
Antonio Corzo y Granado | 28 March 1862 | 17 July 1869 | |||
Manuel Pando Fernández de Pinedo | |||||
Lorenzo Arrazola | |||||
Alejandro Mon y Menéndez | |||||
Ramón María Narváez | |||||
Leopoldo O'Donnell | |||||
Luis González Bravo | |||||
José Gutiérrez de la Concha | |||||
Francisco Serrano | |||||
Fernando Pérez de Rozas | 23 July 1869 | 17 September 1869 | Juan Bautista Topete | ||
Juan Manuel González Acevedo (1806–1880) | 17 September 1869 | 23 June 1870 | Juan Prim | ||
Eugenio Díez | 29 June 1870 | 10 December 1871 | Juan Bautista Topete | ||
Francisco Serrano | |||||
Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla | |||||
José Malcampo | |||||
Pascual Bayarri García (1812–1876) | 15 January 1872 | 10 August 1872 | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | ||
Francisco Serrano | |||||
Eugenio Díez | 10 August 1872 | 19 November 1873 | Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla | ||
Estanislao Figueras | |||||
Francisco Pi y Margall | |||||
Nicolás Salmerón | |||||
Emilio Castelar | |||||
Ricardo Díaz de Rueda | 2 May 1874 | 27 June 1874 | |||
Francisco Serrano | |||||
Críspulo García y Gómez de la Serna | 27 June 1874 | 28 February 1875 | |||
Juan Zavala de la Puente | |||||
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | |||||
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | |||||
Saturnino Álvarez Bugallal (1834–1885) | 28 February 1875 | 13 July 1877 | |||
Joaquín Jovellar Soler | |||||
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | |||||
Ricardo Alzugaray Yanguas (–1878) | 13 July 1877 | 3 October 1878 | |||
Salvador Albacete y Albert (1827–1890) | 23 October 1878 | 15 March 1879 | |||
Arsenio Martínez-Campos | |||||
Antonio de Mena y Zorrilla (1823–1895) | 21 March 1879 | 16 February 1881 | |||
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | |||||
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | |||||
Aureliano Linares Rivas (1841–1903) | 16 February 1881 | 18 May 1882 | |||
Trinitario Ruiz Capdepón (1836–1911) | 7 July 1882 | 7 January 1884 | |||
José de Posada Herrera | |||||
Santos Isasa y Valseca (1831–1902) | 22 January 1884 | 19 December 1885 | |||
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | |||||
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | |||||
Manuel Colmeiro y Penido (1818–1894) | 15 February 1886 | 9 July 1890 | |||
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | |||||
Juan de la Concha Castañeda (1818–1903) | 9 July 1890 | 27 November 1891 | |||
Rafael Conde y Luque (1835–1922) | 27 November 1891 | 22 December 1892 | |||
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | |||||
Eduardo Martínez del Campo y Acosta (1840–1911) | 23 December 1892 | 2 April 1894 | |||
Juan de Aldana y Carvajal Acting Attorney General (1835–?) | 3 April 1894 | 8 July 1895 | |||
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | |||||
Luciano Puga Blanco (1842–1899) | 8 July 1895 | 21 October 1897 | |||
Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero | |||||
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | |||||
Felipe Sánchez Román (1850–1916) | 21 October 1897 | 7 March 1899 | |||
Francisco Silvela | |||||
Salvador Viada y Vilaseca (1843–1904) | 7 March 1899 | 25 June 1900 | |||
José Díez Macuso (1844–1916) | 25 June 1900 | 11 March 1901 | |||
Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero | |||||
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | |||||
Juan Montilla y Adán (1856–1903) | 11 March 1901 | 19 March 1902 | |||
Trinitario Ruiz Valarino (1862–1945) | 7 April 1902 | 6 December 1902 | |||
Eugenio Silvela y Corral (1866–1911) | 27 July 1903 | 7 December 1903 | Raimundo Fernández Villaverde | ||
Joan Maluquer (1856–1940) | 10 December 1903 | 28 June 1905 | Antonio Maura | ||
Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero | |||||
Raimundo Fernández Villaverde | |||||
Eugenio Montero Ríos | |||||
Trinitario Ruiz Valarino (1862–1945) | 28 June 1905 | 28 January 1907 | |||
Segismundo Moret | |||||
José López Domínguez | |||||
Segismundo Moret | |||||
Antonio Aguilar y Correa | |||||
Antonio Maura | |||||
Francisco Javier Ugarte Pagés (1852–1919) | 28 January 1907 | 30 October 1909 | |||
Segismundo Moret | |||||
Trinitario Ruiz Valarino (1862–1945) | 30 October 1909 | 9 February 1910 | |||
Javier Gómez de la Serna y Laguna (1880–1922) | 14 June 1910 | 14 November 1910 | José Canalejas | ||
Buenaventura Muñoz Rodríguez (1853–1925) | 11 July 1911 | 27 July 1911 | |||
Andrés Tornos y Alonso (1854–1926) | 15 September 1911 | 8 October 1912 | |||
Manuel Portela (1867–1952) | 8 October 1912 | 17 March 1913 | |||
Manuel García Prieto | |||||
Álvaro de Figueroa | |||||
Martín Rosales y Martel Duke of Almodóvar del Valle (1872–1931) | 17 March 1913 | 19 June 1913 | |||
José Parrés y Sobrino (1865–1917) | 19 June 1913 | 31 October 1913 | |||
Eduardo Dato | |||||
Joan Maluquer (1856–1940) | 31 October 1913 | 17 July 1914 | |||
Senén Canido y Pardo (1847–1928) | 17 July 1914 | 13 December 1915 | |||
Álvaro de Figueroa | |||||
Andrés Avelino Montero Ríos y Villegas (1875–1922) | 13 December 1915 | 3 May 1917 | |||
Manuel García Prieto | |||||
Carlos Cañal y Migolla (1876–1938) | 16 June 1917 | 14 November 1917 | |||
Eduardo Dato | |||||
Manuel García Prieto | |||||
Víctor Covián y Junco (1848–1927) | 17 December 1917 | 6 March 1923 | |||
Antonio Maura | |||||
Manuel García Prieto | |||||
Álvaro de Figueroa | |||||
Antonio Maura | |||||
Joaquín Sánchez de Toca | |||||
Manuel Allendesalazar Muñoz | |||||
Eduardo Dato | |||||
Gabino Bugallal | |||||
Manuel Allendesalazar Muñoz | |||||
Antonio Maura | |||||
José Sánchez Guerra | |||||
Manuel García Prieto | |||||
José Lladó Vallés (1888–1933) | 6 March 1923 | 21 September 1923 | |||
Miguel Primo de Rivera | |||||
Galo Ponte y Escartín (1867–1943) | 30 June 1924 | 4 December 1925 | |||
Diego María Crehuet del Amo (1873–1956) | 4 December 1925 | 4 January 1928 | |||
José Oppelt García (1862–1926) | 4 January 1928 | 6 February 1930 | |||
Dámaso Berenguer | |||||
Santiago Del Valle y Aldabalde (1865–1940) | 6 February 1930 | 16 December 1930 | |||
Manuel Moreno y Fernández de Roa | 16 December 1930 | 16 April 1931 | |||
Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas | |||||
Ángel Galarza (1891–1966) | 16 April 1931 | 14 May 1931 | Niceto Alcalá Zamora | ||
Francisco Javier Elola (1877–1939) | 14 May 1931 | 31 July 1931 | |||
José Franchy y Roca (1871–1944) | 2 August 1931 | 24 December 1931 | |||
Manuel Azaña | |||||
Gabriel Martínez de Aragón y Urbitzondo (1865–1934) | 24 December 1931 | 7 March 1933 | |||
José Oriol Anguera de Sojo (1879–1956) | 10 May 1933 | 20 September 1933 | |||
Antonio Marsá Bragado (1877–1965) | 20 September 1933 | 26 May 1934 | |||
Alejandro Lerroux | |||||
Diego Martínez Barrio | |||||
Alejandro Lerroux | |||||
Ricardo Samper | |||||
Alejandro Lerroux | |||||
Lorenzo Gallardo González (1880–1940) | 26 May 1934 | 17 November 1935 | |||
Joaquín Chapaprieta | |||||
Marcelino Valentín Gamazo (1878–1936) | 17 November 1935 | 27 December 1935 | |||
Antonio Taboada Tundidor (–1959) | 27 December 1935 | 2 January 1936 | Manuel Portela | ||
Manuel Iglesias Corral (1901–1989) | 3 January 1936 | 8 February 1936 | |||
Alberto de Paz y Mateos (1915–1967) | 22 February 1936 | 28 August 1936 | Manuel Azaña | ||
Augusto Barcia Trelles | |||||
Santiago Casares Quiroga | |||||
Jesús Vallés Fortuño (1862–1970) | 28 August 1936 | 12 December 1936 | Diego Martínez Barrio | ||
José Giral | |||||
Eduardo Ortega y Gasset (1882–1964) | 12 December 1936 | 14 November 1937 | Francisco Largo Caballero | ||
Leopoldo Garrido Cavero (1893–1946) | 26 December 1937 | 25 April 1939 [note 2] [4] | Juan Negrín | ||
Blas Pérez González (1896–1978) | 10 November 1938 | 3 September 1942 | Francisco Franco | ||
Ramón García del Valle y Salas Acting Attorney General (1881–1961) | 3 September 1942 | 12 September 1945 | |||
Manuel de la Plaza Navarro (1886–1960) | 12 September 1945 | 21 October 1955 | |||
Ildefonso Alamillo Salgado (1888–?) | 21 October 1955 | 30 September 1965 | |||
Fernando Herrero Tejedor (1920–1975) | 30 September 1965 | 21 March 1975 | |||
Luis Carrero Blanco | |||||
Torcuato Fernández-Miranda | |||||
Carlos Arias Navarro | |||||
Antonio García Rodríguez-Acosta (1921–2006) | 21 March 1975 | 10 December 1976 | |||
Fernando de Santiago y Díaz | |||||
Adolfo Suárez | |||||
Eleuterio González Zapatero (1916–?) | 12 December 1976 | 13 January 1978 | |||
Juan Manuel Fanjul Sedeño (1914–1989) | 13 January 1978 | 14 November 1980 | Adolfo Suarez | ||
José María Gil-Albert (1925–2007) | 14 November 1980 | 15 December 1982 | |||
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo | |||||
Luis Antonio Burón Barba (1918–1995) | 16 December 1982 | 19 September 1986 | Felipe González | ||
Javier Moscoso (1934–) | 19 September 1986 | 26 January 1990 | |||
Leopoldo Torres Boursault (1941–2021) | 26 January 1990 | 10 April 1992 | |||
Eligio Hernández (1947–) | April 10, 1992 | May 27, 1994 | |||
Carlos Granados (1944–) | 3 June 1994 | 6 September 1996 | |||
Juan Ortiz Úrculo (1939–) | 6 September 1996 | 16 May 1997 | José María Aznar | ||
Jesús Cardenal Fernández (1930–2018) | 16 May 1997 | 22 April 2004 | |||
Cándido Conde-Pumpido (1949–) | 22 April 2004 | 11 December 2011 | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero | ||
Eduardo Torres-Dulce (1950–) | 11 December 2011 | 19 December 2014 | Mariano Rajoy | ||
Consuelo Madrigal (1956–) | 10 January 2015 | 4 November 2016 | |||
José Manuel Maza (1951–2017) | 25 November 2016 | 18 November 2017 | |||
Luis Navajas Ramos Acting Attorney General (1948–) | 18 November 2017 | 11 December 2017 | |||
Julián Sánchez Melgar (1955–-) | 11 December 2017 | 22 June 2018 | |||
Luis Navajas Ramos Acting Attorney General (1948–) | 22 June 2018 | 29 June 2018 | |||
María José Segarra (1963–) | 29 June 2018 | 15 January 2020 | Pedro Sánchez | ||
Luis Navajas Ramos Acting Attorney General (1948–) | 15 January 2020 | 26 February 2020 | |||
Dolores Delgado (1962–) | 26 February 2020 | 20 July 2022 | |||
María Ángeles Sánchez Conde (1956–) | 20 July 2022 | 2 August 2022 | |||
Álvaro García Ortiz (1967–) | 2 August 2022 | Incumbent |
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