Attorney General of Mexico

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The attorney general of the Republic is the head of the Attorney General's Office (Fiscalía General de la República, FGR; prior to 2019, Procuraduría General de la República, PGR)[1] and the Federal Public Ministry 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 (Ley Orgánica de la Fiscalía General de la República).[2]

Attorney General of Mexico
Fiscalía General de la República
Seal of the attorney general's office
since December 1, 2018
First holderPablo de la Garza [es]
Websitewww.fgr.org.mx
Main offices of the FGR on Paseo de la Reforma, at Mexico City.

Organization

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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[3](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.[4]

List of attorneys general

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21st century

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20th century

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Gertz Manero, primer fiscal General de México" (in Spanish). 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  2. ^ Organic Law of the Attorney General of the Republic, published on the Official Journal of the Federation (PDF) (in Spanish). 14 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Estructura AIC" (in Spanish). Fiscalía General de la República. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  4. ^ "Estructura de la Fiscalía General de la República" (in Spanish). Fiscalía General de la República. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  5. ^ a b c "Este fue el gabinete de Felipe Calderón". www.capitalmexico.com.mx (in Spanish). Capital México. Feb 6, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
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