Attorney General of Mexico

{{short description|Responsible for the investigation and prosecution of federal crimes}}

{{Infobox official post

| post = Attorney General of Mexico

| native_name = {{lang|es|Fiscalía General de la República}}

| insignia = Escudo FGR México.png

| insigniasize = 100px

| insigniacaption = Seal of the attorney general's office

| department =

| image = Gertz Manero.jpg

| incumbent = Alejandro Gertz Manero

| incumbentsince = December 1, 2018

| first = {{Interlanguage link multi|Pablo de la Garza|es}}

| formed = June 17, 1917

| succession =

| website = {{URL|https://www.fgr.org.mx/}}

}}

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The attorney general of the Republic is the head of the Attorney General's Office ({{lang|es|Fiscalía General de la República, FGR}}; prior to 2019, {{lang|es|Procuraduría General de la República, PGR}}){{cite web |url=https://www.unotv.com/noticias/portal/nacional/detalle/gertz-manero-nuevo-primer-fiscal-general-mexico-718338/|title=Gertz Manero, primer fiscal General de México|access-date=2023-02-21|date=2019-01-18|language=es}} and the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office of the United Mexican States, 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 ({{lang|es|Ley Orgánica de la Fiscalía General de la República}}).{{cite act|URL=http://www.diputados.gob.mx/LeyesBiblio/pdf/LOFGR_201218.pdf |title=Organic Law of the Attorney General of the Republic, published on the Official Journal of the Federation|date=14 December 2018|language=es}}

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{{cite web|url=https://www.fgr.org.mx/swb/FGR/AIC|title=Estructura AIC|access-date=2023-02-21|language=es|publisher=Fiscalía General de la República}}(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.{{cite web|url=https://www.fgr.org.mx/|title=Estructura de la Fiscalía General de la República|language=es|access-date=2023-02-21|publisher=Fiscalía General de la República}}

List of attorneys general

=21st century=

Alejandro Gertz Manero (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){{cite web |title=Este fue el gabinete de Felipe Calderón |url=https://www.capitalmexico.com.mx/nacional/gabinete-felipe-calderon-jose-antonio-meade-pan-vicente-fox-elecciones-mexico-narco-ejercito-policia/ |website=www.capitalmexico.com.mx |publisher=Capital México |access-date=September 17, 2020 |language=es |date=Feb 6, 2018}}
Arturo Chávez (24 September 2009 – 31 March 2011)
Eduardo Medina Mora (1 December 2006 – 7 September 2009)
Daniel Cabeza de Vaca (28 April 2005 – 30 November 2006)
Rafael Macedo de la Concha (1 December 2000 – 27 April 2005)

=20th century=

class="wikitable" \|+Attorneys general (1900–2000)
Name ! Term of office
Rafael Rebollar \| 1900–1911
Manuel Castelazo Fuentes \| 1911–1911
Adolfo Valles \| 1911–1913
Francisco Modesto de Olaguíbel \| 1914–1914
Vicente Castro \| 1914
Pascual Morales y Molina \| 1916–1917
Pablo A. de la Garza \| 1917–1918
Carlos Salcedo \| 1918–1920
Eduardo Neri \| 1920–1922
Eduardo Delhumeau \| 1922–1924
Romeo Ortega y Castillo de Levín \| 1925–1928
Ezequiel Padilla Peñaloza \| 1928–1928
Enrique Medina \| 1928–1930
José Aguilar y Maya \| 1930–1932
Emilio Portes Gil \| 1932–1934
Silvestre Castro \| 1934–1936
Ignacio García Téllez \| 1936–1937
Antonio Villalobos Maillard \| 1937–1937
Genaro V. Vázquez Quiroz \| 1937–1940
José Aguilar y Maya \| 1940–1946
Francisco González de la Vega \| 1946–1952
Carlos Franco Sodi \| 1952–1956
Jose Aguilar y Maya \| 1956–1958
Fernando López Arias \| 1958–1962
Oscar Treviño Ríos \| 1962–1964
Antonio Rocha Cordero \| 1964–1967
Julio Sánchez Vargas \| 1967–1971
Pedro Ojeda Paullada \| 1971–1976
Óscar Flores Sánchez \| 1976–1982
Sergio García Ramírez \| 1982–1988
Enrique Álvarez del Castillo \| 1988–1991
Ignacio Morales Lechuga \| 1991–1993
Jorge Carpizo McGregor \| 1993–1994
Diego Valadés \| 1994–1994
Humberto Benítez Treviño \| 1994–1994
Antonio Lozano Gracia \| 1994–1996
Jorge Madrazo Cuéllar \| 1996–2000

class="wikitable"

|+Attorneys general (1900–2000)

Name

! Term of office

Rafael Rebollar

| 1900–1911

Manuel Castelazo Fuentes

| 1911–1911

Adolfo Valles

| 1911–1913

Francisco Modesto de Olaguíbel

| 1914–1914