The attorney general of the Republic is the head of the Attorney General's Office (; prior to 2019, ) and the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office of the

United Mexican States Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

, an institution belonging to the Federal Government's constitutional autonomous organism that is responsible for the investigation and prosecution of federal crimes. The office is governed mainly by article 102 of the 1917 Constitution and the Organic Law of the Attorney General's Office ().

Organization

The Attorney General's Office is organized into several subordinate entities, including eight Specialized Prosecutor Offices (Competition Control, Regional Control, Organized Crime, Election-related Crimes, Corruption, Human Rights, Crimes of Violence against Women and Human Trafficking, and Internal Affairs), Criminal Investigation Agency( Federal Ministerial Police, General Coordination of Expert Services (CGSP) and the National Center for Planning, Analysis and Information for Combating Crime (CENAPI)), Specialized Body for Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms, Administrative office and Internal control organ.

List of attorneys general

21st century

Alejandro Gertz Manero Alejandro Gertz Manero (born 31 October 1939) is a Mexican lawyer and Attorney General of Mexico. He served as Secretary of Public Security during part of Vicente Fox's government. From 2009 to 2012 he served as Deputy of the LXI Legislature of ...

(1 December 2018 – present) * Alberto Elías Beltrán (16 October 2017 – 30 November 2018) * Raúl Cervantes Andrade (26 October 2016 – 16 October 2017) * Arely Gómez González (27 February 2015 – 26 October 2016) * Jesús Murillo Karam (4 December 2012 – 27 February 2015) * Marisela Morales (1 April 2011 – 4 December 2012) * Arturo Chávez (24 September 2009 – 31 March 2011) * Eduardo Medina Mora (1 December 2006 – 7 September 2009) *

Daniel Cabeza de Vaca Daniel commonly refers to: * Daniel (given name), a masculine given name and a surname * List of people named Daniel * List of people with surname Daniel * Daniel (biblical figure) * Book of Daniel, a biblical apocalypse, "an account of the acti ...

(28 April 2005 – 30 November 2006) *

Rafael Macedo de la Concha Rafael Macedo de la Concha (born May 6, 1950, in Mexico City) is a Mexican army general and former Attorney General in the cabinet of Vicente Fox (December 1, 2000 – April 27, 2005). Macedo de la Concha has taught several law courses at ...

(1 December 2000 – 27 April 2005)

20th century

References

External links

Attorney General's Office website
{{Departments of the Government of Mexico Cabinet of Mexico Law enforcement in Mexico Federal law enforcement agencies of Mexico Prosecution services

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