Spanish Attorney General

Attorney General of the State ; Fiscal General del Estado
	Incumbent; Dolores Delgado; since 26 February 2020
	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
Constituting instrument	Spanish Constitution
Formation	1978
First holder	Juan Manuel Fanjul Sedeño
Deputy	Lieutenant Attorney of the Supreme Court
Salary	€ 116,127 per year
Website	www.fiscal.es

The Spanish Attorney General, officially, Attorney General of the State (Spanish: Fiscal General del Estado), 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]

Functions

According to the law of the Public Prosecution Ministry:[2][3]

To coordinate and direct Attorney General Office's action.
To ensure the independence of judges and courts.
To give orders and instructions to prosecutors according to its position as head of the Prosecution Ministry.
To propose to the Government the appointments for the different positions, following a report of the Prosecution Ministry's Council.
To propose to the Government promotions according to the reports of said Council.
To grant the licenses that are within your jurisdiction, according to the provisions of this Statute and its Regulations.
To report to the Government through the Ministry of Justice.
- If the Prime Minister consider it necessary can go directly to it.
- In exceptional cases, it can be called to report before the Council of Ministers.
To send reports annually to the Cortes Generales and the General Council of the Judiciary about his activity, evolution of criminality, crime prevention and the moreappropriate reforms for greater effectiveness of Justice.
To resolve the petitions in defense of the public interest by the Autonomous Communities.
To authorize or deny agreements between the autonomous communities and the different organs of the Prosecution Ministry.
To dissolve Prosecutors Associations when this ones incur in activities contrary to the law or that exceed the framework of the Statutes

Attorney General's Office

The Office of the Attorney General is an assistant body of the Attorney General of the State. From him depends 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.

Attorney General Office's Headquarters

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 Attorney General of the State, 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

List of Attorneys General of the State

Espectro político
Progressive Party Moderate Party Liberal Union Constitutional Party Liberal Party Conservative Party Military Royalist Coalition Radical Republican Party Republican Action Republican Left Republican Union Independent National Movement Democratic Centre Union Spanish Socialist Workers' Party People's Party

Status

Denotes service as acting Attorneys General

No.	Name	Took office	Left office
1º	Felipe Gómez Acebo (1800–?)	1 August 1843	12 December 1843	Joaquín María López
				Salustiano Olózaga
				Luis González Bravo
2º	Pedro Jiménez Navarro	12 December 1843	15 January 1845	Luis González Bravo
2º	Pedro Jiménez Navarro	12 December 1843	15 January 1845	Ramón María Narváez
3º	Joaquín Francisco Pacheco[note 1] (1808–1865)	5 February 1847	28 March 1847	Carlos Martínez de Irujo y McKean
4º	Lorenzo Arrazola (1795–1873)	16 April 1847	4 October 1847	Joaquín Francisco Pacheco
4º	Lorenzo Arrazola (1795–1873)	16 April 1847	4 October 1847	Florencio García Goyena
5º	Manuel Barrio Ayuso (1788–1850)	4 October 1847	23 November 1850	Ramón María Narváez
				Serafín María de Sotto
				Ramón María Narváez
6º	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
7º	Pedro Gómez de la Serna (1806–1871)	25 August 1854	24 October 1856	Baldomero Espartero
				Leopoldo O'Donnell
				Ramón María Narváez
8º	Joaquín José Casaus (1793–1885)	24 October 1856	1857
9º	Manuel Seijas Lozano (1800–1868)	1857	26 March 1862
				Francisco Armero Peñaranda
				Francisco Javier Istúriz
				Saturnino Calderón Collantes
				Leopoldo O'Donnell
10º	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
11º	Fernando Pérez de Rozas	23 July 1869	17 September 1869	Juan Bautista Topete
12º	Juan Manuel González Acevedo (1806–1880)	17 September 1869	23 June 1870	Juan Prim
13º	Eugenio Díez	29 June 1870	10 December 1871	Juan Bautista Topete
				Francisco Serrano
				Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
				José Malcampo
14º	Pascual Bayarri García (1812–1876)	15 January 1872	10 August 1872	Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
14º	Pascual Bayarri García (1812–1876)	15 January 1872	10 August 1872	Francisco Serrano
15º	Eugenio Díez	10 August 1872	19 November 1873	Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
				Estanislao Figueras
				Francisco Pi y Margall
				Nicolás Salmerón
				Emilio Castelar
16º	Ricardo Díaz de Rueda	2 May 1874	27 June 1874	Emilio Castelar
16º	Ricardo Díaz de Rueda	2 May 1874	27 June 1874	Francisco Serrano
17º	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
				Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
18º	Saturnino Álvarez Bugallal (1834–1885)	28 February 1875	13 July 1877
				Joaquín Jovellar Soler
				Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
19º	Ricardo Alzugaray Yanguas (–1878)	13 July 1877	3 October 1878
20º	Salvador Albacete y Albert (1827–1890)	23 October 1878	15 March 1879
20º	Salvador Albacete y Albert (1827–1890)	23 October 1878	15 March 1879	Arsenio Martínez-Campos
21º	Antonio de Mena y Zorrilla (1823–1895)	21 March 1879	16 February 1881	Arsenio Martínez-Campos
				Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
				Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
22º	Aureliano Linares Rivas (1841–1903)	16 February 1881	18 May 1882
23º	Trinitario Ruiz Capdepón (1836–1911)	7 July 1882	7 January 1884
23º	Trinitario Ruiz Capdepón (1836–1911)	7 July 1882	7 January 1884	José de Posada Herrera
24º	Santos Isasa y Valseca (1831–1902)	22 January 1884	19 December 1885	José de Posada Herrera
				Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
				Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
25º	Manuel Colmeiro y Penido (1818–1894)	15 February 1886	9 July 1890	Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
25º	Manuel Colmeiro y Penido (1818–1894)	15 February 1886	9 July 1890	Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
26º	Juan de la Concha Castañeda (1818–1903)	9 July 1890	27 November 1891
27º	Rafael Conde y Luque (1835–1922)	27 November 1891	22 December 1892
27º	Rafael Conde y Luque (1835–1922)	27 November 1891	22 December 1892	Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
28º	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
29º	Luciano Puga Blanco (1842–1899)	8 July 1895	21 October 1897	Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
				Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero
				Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
30º	Felipe Sánchez Román (1850–1916)	21 October 1897	7 March 1899	Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
30º	Felipe Sánchez Román (1850–1916)	21 October 1897	7 March 1899	Francisco Silvela
31º	Salvador Viada y Vilaseca (1843–1904)	7 March 1899	25 June 1900
32º	José Díez Macuso (1844–1916)	25 June 1900	11 March 1901
				Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero
				Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
33º	Juan Montilla y Adán (1856–1903)	11 March 1901	19 March 1902
34º	Trinitario Ruiz Valarino (1862–1945)	7 April 1902	6 December 1902
35º	Eugenio Silvela y Corral (1866–1911)	27 July 1903	7 December 1903	Raimundo Fernández Villaverde
36º	Joan Maluquer (1856–1940)	10 December 1903	28 June 1905	Antonio Maura
				Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero
				Raimundo Fernández Villaverde
				Eugenio Montero Ríos
37º	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
38º	Francisco Javier Ugarte Pagés (1852–1919)	28 January 1907	30 October 1909	Antonio Maura
38º	Francisco Javier Ugarte Pagés (1852–1919)	28 January 1907	30 October 1909	Segismundo Moret
39º	Trinitario Ruiz Valarino (1862–1945)	30 October 1909	9 February 1910	Segismundo Moret
40º	Javier Gómez de la Serna y Laguna (1880–1922)	14 June 1910	14 November 1910	José Canalejas
41º	Buenaventura Muñoz Rodríguez (1853–1925)	11 July 1911	27 July 1911
42º	Andrés Tornos y Alonso (1854–1926)	15 September 1911	8 October 1912
43º	Manuel Portela (1867–1952)	8 October 1912	17 March 1913
				Manuel García Prieto
				Álvaro de Figueroa
44º	Martín Rosales y Martel Duke of Almodóvar del Valle (1872–1931)	17 March 1913	19 June 1913
45º	José Parrés y Sobrino (1865–1917)	19 June 1913	31 October 1913
45º	José Parrés y Sobrino (1865–1917)	19 June 1913	31 October 1913	Eduardo Dato
46º	Joan Maluquer (1856–1940)	31 October 1913	17 July 1914
47º	Senén Canido y Pardo (1847–1928)	17 July 1914	13 December 1915
47º	Senén Canido y Pardo (1847–1928)	17 July 1914	13 December 1915	Álvaro de Figueroa
48º	Andrés Avelino Montero Ríos y Villegas (1875–1922)	13 December 1915	3 May 1917	Álvaro de Figueroa
48º	Andrés Avelino Montero Ríos y Villegas (1875–1922)	13 December 1915	3 May 1917	Manuel García Prieto
49º	Carlos Cañal y Migolla (1876–1938)	16 June 1917	14 November 1917	Manuel García Prieto
				Eduardo Dato
				Manuel García Prieto
50º	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
51º	José Lladó Vallés (1888–1933)	6 March 1923	21 September 1923	Manuel García Prieto
51º	José Lladó Vallés (1888–1933)	6 March 1923	21 September 1923	Miguel Primo de Rivera
52º	Galo Ponte y Escartín (1867–1943)	30 June 1924	4 December 1925
53º	Diego María Crehuet del Amo (1873–1956)	4 December 1925	4 January 1928
54º	José Oppelt García (1862–1926)	4 January 1928	6 February 1930
54º	José Oppelt García (1862–1926)	4 January 1928	6 February 1930	Dámaso Berenguer
55º	Santiago Del Valle y Aldabalde (1865–1940)	6 February 1930	16 December 1930
56º	Manuel Moreno y Fernández de Roa	16 December 1930	16 April 1931
56º	Manuel Moreno y Fernández de Roa	16 December 1930	16 April 1931	Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas
57º	Ángel Galarza (1891–1966)	16 April 1931	14 May 1931	Niceto Alcalá Zamora
58º	Francisco Javier Elola (1877–1939)	14 May 1931	31 July 1931
59º	José Franchy y Roca (1871–1944)	2 August 1931	24 December 1931
59º	José Franchy y Roca (1871–1944)	2 August 1931	24 December 1931	Manuel Azaña
60º	Gabriel Martínez de Aragón y Urbitzondo (1865–1934)	24 December 1931	7 March 1933
61º	José Oriol Anguera de Sojo (1879–1956)	10 May 1933	20 September 1933
62º	Antonio Marsá Bragado (1877–1965)	20 September 1933	26 May 1934
				Alejandro Lerroux
				Diego Martínez Barrio
				Alejandro Lerroux
				Ricardo Samper
				Alejandro Lerroux
63º	Lorenzo Gallardo González (1880–1940)	26 May 1934	17 November 1935	Alejandro Lerroux
63º	Lorenzo Gallardo González (1880–1940)	26 May 1934	17 November 1935	Joaquín Chapaprieta
64º	Marcelino Valentín Gamazo (1878–1936)	17 November 1935	27 December 1935	Joaquín Chapaprieta
65º	Antonio Taboada Tundidor (–1959)	27 December 1935	2 January 1936	Manuel Portela
66º	Manuel Iglesias Corral (1901–1989)	3 January 1936	8 February 1936	Manuel Portela
67º	Alberto de Paz y Mateos (1915–1967)	22 February 1936	28 August 1936	Manuel Azaña
				Augusto Barcia Trelles
				Santiago Casares Quiroga
68º	Jesús Vallés Fortuño (1862–1970)	28 August 1936	12 December 1936	Diego Martínez Barrio
68º	Jesús Vallés Fortuño (1862–1970)	28 August 1936	12 December 1936	José Giral
69º	Eduardo Ortega y Gasset (1882–1964)	12 December 1936	14 November 1937	Francisco Largo Caballero
70º	Leopoldo Garrido Cavero (1893–1946)	26 December 1937	25 April 1939[note 2][4]	Juan Negrín
71º	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
72º	Manuel de la Plaza Navarro (1886–1960)	12 September 1945	21 October 1955
73º	Ildefonso Alamillo Salgadoo (1888–?)	21 October 1955	30 September 1965
74º	Fernando Herrero Tejedor (1920–1975)	30 September 1965	21 March 1975
				Luis Carrero Blanco
				Torcuato Fernández-Miranda
				Carlos Arias Navarro
75º	Antonio García Rodríguez-Acosta (1921–2006)	21 March 1975	10 December 1976	Carlos Arias Navarro
				Fernando de Santiago y Díaz
				Adolfo Suárez
76º	Eleuterio González Zapatero (1916–?)	12 December 1976	13 January 1978	Adolfo Suárez
77º	Juan Manuel Fanjul Sedeño (1914–1989)	13 January 1978	14 November 1980	Adolfo Suarez
78º	José María Gil-Albert (1925–2007)	14 November 1980	15 December 1982	Adolfo Suarez
78º	José María Gil-Albert (1925–2007)	14 November 1980	15 December 1982	Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
79	Luis Antonio Burón Barba (1918–1995)	16 December 1982	19 September 1986	Felipe González
80º	Javier Moscoso (1934–)	19 September 1986	26 January 1990
81º	Leopoldo Torres Boursault (1941–)	26 January 1990	10 April 1992
82º	Eligio Hernández (1947–)	April 10, 1992	May 27, 1994
83º	Carlos Granados (1944–)	3 June 1994	6 September 1996
84º	Juan Ortiz Úrculo (1939–)	6 September 1996	16 May 1997	José María Aznar
85º	Jesús Cardenal Fernández (1930–2018)	16 May 1997	22 April 2004	José María Aznar
86º	Cándido Conde-Pumpido (1949–)	22 April 2004	11 December 2011	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
87º	Eduardo Torres-Dulce (1950–)	11 December 2011	19 December 2014	Mariano Rajoy
88º	Consuelo Madrigal (1956–)	10 January 2015	4 November 2016
89º	José Manuel Maza (1951–2017)	25 November 2016	18 November 2017
-	Luis Navajas Ramos Acting Attorney General (1948–)	18 November 2017	11 December 2017
90º	Julián Sánchez Melgar (1955–-)	11 December 2017	22 June 2018
91º	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
92º	Dolores Delgado (1962–)	26 February 2020	Incumbent

References

"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.
Official page of the Attorney General Office
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 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.

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[AGS1-1] "BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-1982-837". www.boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-06-06.

[AGS2-2] Law 50/1981, of December 30, which regulates the Organic Statute of the Prosecution Ministry.

[3] Official page of the Attorney General Office

[6] 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 Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-13.

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

[5] 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.