The attorney general of Argentina ( es, link=no, 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
The Constitution of the Argentine Nation ( es, Constitución de la Nación Argentina) is the Constitution, basic governing document of Argentina, and the primary source of existing Law of Argentina, law in Argentina. Its Argentine Constitution of ...
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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.
List of attorneys general
*1863–1875
Francisco Pico
*1875–1878
Carlos Tejedor
*1878–1890
Eduardo Costa
*1890–1892
Antonio Malaver
*1892–1905
Sabiniano Kier
*1905–1917
Julio Botet
*1917–1922
José Nicolás Matienzo
José Nicolás Matienzo (October 4, 1860January 3, 1936) was a prominent Argentine lawyer, writer, academic, and policy maker.
Life and times
José Nicolás Matienzo was born in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, in 1860. He enrolled at the Univ ...
*1923–1935
Horacio Rodríguez Larreta (attorney general)
*1935–1947
Juan Álvarez
Juan Nepomuceno Álvarez Hurtado de Luna, generally known as Juan Álvarez, (27 January 1790 – 21 August 1867) was a general, long-time caudillo (regional leader) in southern Mexico, and president of Mexico for two months in 1855, following ...
*1947–1955
Carlos Gabriel Delfino
*1955–1958
Sebastián Soler
*1958–1966
Ramón Lascano
*1966–1973
Eduardo Marquardt
*1973–1976
Enrique C. Petracchi
*1976–1980
Elías P. Guastavino
*1980–1983
Mario Justo Lopez
*1983–1987
Juan Octavio Gauna
*1987–1989
Andrés José d'Alessio
*1989–1991
Oscar Eduardo Roger
*1991–1992
Rebón Aldo Montesano
*1992–1994
Oscar Luján Fappiano
*1994–1997
Ángel Nicolás Agüero Iturbe
*1997–2004
Nicolás Eduardo Becerra
*2004–2012
Esteban Justo Righi
*2012–2017
Alejandra Magdalena Gils Carbó
*2017- Eduardo Casal (Interim)
References
External links
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