Office of the General Prosecutor of Bulgaria
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 7 February 1992 |
| Jurisdiction | Constitution of Bulgaria |
| Headquarters | 1061 Sofia, Vitosha Blvd. №2, room 79 |
| Agency executive | |
| Website | www |
| Prosecutor General of Bulgaria Главен прокурор на Република България | |
|---|---|
| Appointer | President of Bulgaria with Supreme Judicial Council consent |
| Term length | Seven years |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution Article 129 |
| Inaugural holder | Aleksandar Malinov (originally) Ivan Tatarchev (post-communism) |
| Formation | 25 May 1880 (originally) 7 February 1992 (post-communism) |
| Deputy | Deputy |
| Website | www |
The General Prosecutor of the Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Главен прокурор на Република България) heads the system of courts known as the Office of the Prosecutor of the Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Прокуратура на Република България). The Prosecutor General can be appointed for a term of seven years and removed by the President of Bulgaria on recommendation from the Supreme Judicial Council. Candidates can only hold the position for one term.[1]
List of General Prosecutors
The following is a list of Prosecutor Generals of Bulgaria since the Bulgarian People's Republic up until the present.[2]
| General Prosecutor | From | Until |
|---|---|---|
| Dimitar Zapryanov (1) | 18 December 1947 | 10 February 1953 |
| Dimitar Zapryanov (2) | 10 February 1953 | 10 April 1954 |
| Jordan Chobanov | 9 April 1954 | 14 March 1959 |
| Mincho Minchev | 14 March 1959 | 8 November 1962 |
| Ivan Vachkov (1) | 25 December 1962 | 14 December 1967 |
| Ivan Vachkov (2) | 14 December 1967 | 8 July 1971 |
| Ivan Vachkov (3) | 8 July 1971 | 16 June 1976 |
| Ivan Vachkov (4) | 16 June 1976 | 12 June 1981 |
| Kostadin Lyutov | 17 June 1981 | 3 May 1987 |
| Vasil Mrachkov | 18 August 1987 | 14 December 1989 |
| Evtim Stoimenov | 14 December 1989 | 6 November 1990 |
| Martin Gunev | 1 November 1990 | 19 February 1992 |
| Ivan Tatarchev | 17 February 1992 | 21 February 1999 |
| Nikola Filchev | 16 February 1999 | 22 February 2006 |
| Boris Velchev | 23 February 2006 | 2 November 2012 |
| Boiko Naidenov | 6 November 2012 | 9 January 2013 |
| Sotir Tsatsarov | 9 January 2013 |
References
- ^ Statute. Prosecutor's Office of Bulgaria. Published March 25, 2017.
- ^ Главни прокурори на Република България (in Bulgarian). Prosecutor's Office of Bulgaria. Retrieved 25 March 2017.