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Attorney General of the State
Attorney General of the State
Fiscal General del Estado
	Incumbent; Álvaro García Ortiz; since 2 August 2022
	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, not renewable
Constituting instrument	Spanish Constitution
First holder	Juan Manuel Fanjul Sedeño
Deputy	Lieutenant Attorney of the Supreme Court
Salary	€ 132,235 per year (2023)
Website	www.fiscal.es

The Attorney General of the State (Spanish: Fiscal General del Estado), or also, Prosecutor General, is the head of the Public Prosecutor's Office (Ministerio Fiscal), the independent body within the Judiciary,^[1] that is tasked with promoting the operation of justice in defence of the rule of law, defending citizens’ rights, defending the public interest, with protecting the independence of the courts and with ensuring the public interest is satisfied through the courts.^[2]

The Prosecutor General is a civil servant, appointed and dismissed by the King, after a process that includes a nomination by the Government, a hearing before the General Council of the Judiciary and an appearance before the Congress to evaluate their suitability (although approval by Congress is not required). That is, the three powers of State participate in the appointment. The candidate must be a Spanish jurist of recognised prestige and with more than fifteen years effective exercise of their profession.^[3]

The term of the Prosecutor General is a maximum of four years and may not be renewed (except where they have held the position for less than two years) and in any event terminates when the Government completes its term. They can not be removed from office except for as defined by law (disability or serious illness, serious or repeated breach of duties, and other prohibitions).^[4]

Functions

According to the law of the Public Prosecutor's Office: The functions of the Public Prosecutor (Attorney General) include:^[2]

ensuring that the judicial function is performed effectively in accordance with the laws and within the stipulated time limits through the necessary actions, appeal procedures and other measures;
acting in the criminal process by ensuring that the judicial authority takes the appropriate precautionary measures and carries out investigations aimed at establishing the facts;
acting in civil proceedings specified by law that affect the public interest or the interests of minors, the disabled or the underprivileged until the normal representation mechanisms are provided;
performing the functions assigned to them by the relevant legislation in cases involving the criminal liability of minors, in order to serve the best interests of the minor.

Public Prosecutor's Office

The Office of the Public Prosecutor is an assistant body of the Public Prosecutor. It consists of the following bodies:

The Prosecution Inspection
- Performs inspection powers by permanent delegation of the Attorney General of the State, without prejudice to the functions of ordinary inspection of the Superior Prosecutions and the inspection functions of the Chief Prosecutors with respect to the Prosecutors who depend on them. Inside of the Prosecution Inspection there is a Permanent Section of Valuation to centralize the information on merit and capacity of the Prosecutors in order to give support to the Prosecution Ministry's Council when reporting discretionary appointments of the Prosecutor Career.

The Technical Secretariat
- Through its studies, investigations and reports, it is a constant support body for the Attorney General, to exercise the superior leadership of the Public Prosecution Ministry, also carrying out the preparatory work for the Joint of Prosecutors. Collaborates in the planning of the training of the Prosecutors whose competence is attributed to the Center for Legal Studies and assumes the functions that in the field of international legal cooperation the law attributes to the Public Prosecution.
The Support Unit
- Performs representation work and institutional relations with public authorities, as well as communication and attention to the citizen. It is responsible for the analysis and preparation of reports related to the organization and operation of the Public Prosecution Ministry in matters of statistics, information technology, personnel, material means, information and documentation. In general, it carries out functions of support and assistance to the Prosecutor General, to the prosecutors assigned to the Prosecution Ministry, to the Prosecution Ministry's Council and to the Joint of Prosecutors who do not correspond to the Inspection or to the Technical Secretariat.
The Special Prosecutors
- Prosecutor for Violence against Women
- Prosecutor for Environment and Urbanism
- Prosecutor for the Protection and Reform of Minors
- Prosecutor for Workplace Accidents
- Prosecutor for Traffic Safety
- Prosecutor for Immigration
- Prosecutor for International Criminal Cooperation
- Prosecutor for Computer Crimes
- Prosecutor for Historical Memory

List of attorneys general

Espectro político
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Status

Denotes service as acting Attorneys General

Name	Took office	Left office
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	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
Lorenzo Arrazola (1795–1873)	16 April 1847	4 October 1847	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	Ramón María Narváez
			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	Baldomero Espartero
			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	Leopoldo O'Donnell
			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
Pascual Bayarri García (1812–1876)	15 January 1872	10 August 1872	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	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	Francisco Serrano
			Juan Zavala de la Puente
			Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
			Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
Saturnino Álvarez Bugallal (1834–1885)	28 February 1875	13 July 1877	Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
			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
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	Arsenio Martínez-Campos
			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
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	José de Posada Herrera
			Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
			Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Manuel Colmeiro y Penido (1818–1894)	15 February 1886	9 July 1890	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
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
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	Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
			Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero
			Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Felipe Sánchez Román (1850–1916)	21 October 1897	7 March 1899	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	Eugenio Montero Ríos
			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	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	Segismundo Moret
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
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
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	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	Manuel García Prieto
			Eduardo Dato
			Manuel García Prieto
Víctor Covián y Junco (1848–1927)	17 December 1917	6 March 1923	Manuel García Prieto
			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	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
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
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
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	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	Joaquín Chapaprieta
Antonio Taboada Tundidor (–1959)	27 December 1935	2 January 1936	Manuel Portela
Manuel Iglesias Corral (1901–1989)	3 January 1936	8 February 1936	Manuel Portela
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
Jesús Vallés Fortuño (1862–1970)	28 August 1936	12 December 1936	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]}^[5]	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	Carlos Arias Navarro
			Fernando de Santiago y Díaz
			Adolfo Suárez
Eleuterio González Zapatero (1916–?)	12 December 1976	13 January 1978	Adolfo Suárez
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	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	José María Aznar
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

References

^ Public Prosecution Act 1981, Articles 1,2.
^ ^a ^b European e-Justice Portal.
^ Public Prosecution Act 1981, Articles 29,36.
^ Public Prosecution Act 1981, Article 43,44,46.
^ Mancha, periodicoclm.es | Periódico de Castilla-La. "Leopoldo Garrido Cavero: socialista conquense y fiscal de la República". periodicoclm.es | Periódico de Castilla-La Mancha (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-13.

Notes

^ He held the position previously, at some point impossible to pinpoint exactly in 1843.
^ It is unknown until what time he held the position. In April 1939, the Franco government approved an order that definitively separated him from the career along with other magistrates.

Bibliography

Public Prosecution Act (Organic Law 50/1981) (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. 30 December 1981. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
"Types of legal professions-Spain". European e-Justice Portal. European Commission. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[FOOTNOTEPublic_Prosecution_Act1981Articles_1,2-1] Public Prosecution Act 1981, Articles 1,2.

[FOOTNOTEEuropean_e-Justice_Portal-2] European e-Justice Portal.

[FOOTNOTEPublic_Prosecution_Act1981Articles_29,36-3] Public Prosecution Act 1981, Articles 29,36.

[FOOTNOTEPublic_Prosecution_Act1981Article_43,44,46-4] Public Prosecution Act 1981, Article 43,44,46.

[7] Mancha, periodicoclm.es | Periódico de Castilla-La. "Leopoldo Garrido Cavero: socialista conquense y fiscal de la República". periodicoclm.es | Periódico de Castilla-La Mancha (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-13.

[5] He held the position previously, at some point impossible to pinpoint exactly in 1843.

[6] It is unknown until what time he held the position. In April 1939, the Franco government approved an order that definitively separated him from the career along with other magistrates.

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