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.fiscal.es
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]
^ ab"BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-1982-837". www.boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-06-06.
^Law 50/1981, of December 30, which regulates the Organic Statute of the Prosecution Ministry.
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