Chief Prosecutor of Hungary

The Prosecutor General (Hungarian: Legfőbb ügyész) is the official charged with prosecuting cases at a national level in Hungary. The Prosecutor General is elected by a qualified majority of the parliament to 9-year terms (formerly 6 years), has a fixed office budget, and has no government oversight. The Office of Prosecutor General has evolved into a separate branch of the government of Hungary since 1989.

Prosecutor General of Hungary
Incumbent
Péter Polt
since 13 December 2010
Office of the Prosecutor General
ResidenceBudapest
AppointerNational Assembly on the nomination of the President
Term length9 years
Inaugural holderSándor Kozma
Formation1872
WebsiteChief Prosecutor's Office
Politics of Hungary
Constitution
Executive
Parliament
Recent elections
Budapest
Mayor of Budapest
Gergely Karácsony
Mayoral elections
1994
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2010
2014
2019
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations
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  • Politics of the European Union
  • Other countries
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