The procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate is the head of the

Supreme People's Procuratorate The Supreme People's Procuratorate of the People's Republic of China (SPP) is the highest national agency responsible for legal prosecution and prosecutorial investigation in China. The SPP reports to the National People's Congress (NPC). The P ...

and is the highest-ranking prosecutor in China. Under the current constitution, the procurator-general is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the

National People's Congress The National People's Congress (NPC) is the highest organ of state power of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The NPC is the only branch of government in China, and per the principle of unified power, all state organs from the Sta ...

(NPC), the legislature. The incumbent procurator-general is

Ying Yong Ying Yong (; born 17 November 1957) is a Chinese politician and lawyer who is currently serving as the procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate. Ying came to prominence beginning in 2003 in Zhejiang province, and served as the p ...

, who took office on 11 March 2023.

History

The Supreme People's Procuratorate of the

Central People's Government The State Council of the People's Republic of China, also known as the Central People's Government, is the chief administrative authority and national cabinet. It is constitutionally the highest administrative organ of the country and the e ...

was established on 1 October 1949.

Luo Ronghuan Luo Ronghuan (; November 26, 1902 – December 16, 1963) was a Marshal of the People's Republic of China. He served as a Vice Chair of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. Biography Luo was born in a village in Hengsh ...

served as the first procurator-general by the

first plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The first plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was held from September 21 to 30, 1949 at the Huairen Hall in Zhongnanhai, Beijing. The meeting prepared the founding of the People's Republic of China. Backgroun ...

. On 27 September 1954, the SPP of the Central People's Government was replaced with the SPP of the People's Republic of China.

Selection

According to the Organic Law of the National People's Congress (NPC), constitutionally China's

highest organ of state power The supreme state organ of power, also known as the highest state organ of power, is the representative organ in communist states that functions as the sole branch of government according to the principle of unified power. For example, the governm ...

, the prosecutor general is nominated by the NPC Presidium, the Congress's executive organ. However, the nomination is effectively made by the Chinese Communist Party, with the decisions being made among Party leaders. Although the Presidium could theoretically nominate multiple candidates for the prosecutor general, leading the election to be competitive, it has always nominated a single candidate for the office. After the nomination, the prosecutor general is elected by the NPC, which also has the power to remove him and other state officers from their office. Elections and removals are decided by majority vote only in a NPC plenary session. The length of the prosecutor general's term of office is the same as the NPC, which is 5 years, and the prosecutor general is restricted to two consecutive terms of office. Since 2018, the new or returning prosecutor general is required to recite the constitutional oath of office before assuming office.

List of procurators-general

Timeline

References

{{People's Republic of China politics Deputy national-level official