General Prosecutor of Ukraine

General Prosecutor of Ukraine Генеральний прокурор України
Incumbent Viktor Pshonka since November 4, 2010
Appointer	President of Ukraine upon acceptance of Verkhovna Rada
Term length	Duration of the presidential term (5 years) or less due to earlier resignation or dismissal by the President
Inaugural holder	Dmytro Markevych (originally) / Viktor Shishkin
Formation	January 18, 1918 (originally) / November 5, 1991
Succession	None; resignation or removal upon the vote of no confidence from Verkhovna Rada
Website	www.gp.gov.ua

Ukraine

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Ukraine

Constitution Constitution Human rights Executive President Viktor Yanukovych Administration National Security and Defence Council Presidential representatives Presidential symbols Prime Minister Mykola Azarov Cabinet Legislature Parliament Chairman People's Deputy of Ukraine Imperative mandate Judiciary Judicial system Constitutional Court Supreme Court Prosecutor General Divisions Administrative divisions Election Elections Political parties Presidential election 2010 -2004 - 1999 - 1994 - 1991 Parliamentary elections Next - 2007 - 2006 - 2002 - 1998 - 1994 - 1990 National Referendums 2000 - 1991 Local Elections Nationwide 2010 - Ternopil 2009 - Kiev 2008 - Crimea 1994 Central Election Commission Foreign relations Foreign relations International organizations CIS European Union GUAM NATO See also Ukrainian nationalism Declaration of Independence Proclamation of Independence Cassette Scandal Ukraine without Kuchma Orange Revolution Russia-Ukraine gas disputes 2006 political crisis Universal of National Unity 2007 political crisis 2008 political crisis Kharkiv treaty

Other countries · Atlas Politics portal view · Ukrainian: Генеральний прокурор України) heads the system of official prosecution in courts known as the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine (Генеральна прокуратура України). The term of authority of the Prosecutor is five years. Duties The Office of the Prosecutor General is entrusted with: prosecution in court on behalf of the State; representation of the interests of a citizen or of the State in court in cases determined by law; supervision of the observance of laws by bodies that conduct detective and search activity, inquiry and pre-trial investigation; supervision of the observance of laws in the execution of judicial decisions in criminal cases, and also in the application of other measures of coercion related to the restraint of personal liberty of citizens. The Prosecutor General is appointed to office by the President of Ukraine with the consent of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament). The Prosecutor is dismissed from office by the President. The Verkhovna Rada may express no confidence in the Prosecutor that results in his or her resignation from office. Both in theory and in practice, the Prosecutor General and his/her office wield considerable power. For instance, only the Prosecutor General and the Chairman of the Supreme Court of Ukraine may file requests to the Verkhovna Rada to withhold the immunity of deputies from detainment or arrest. List of the General Prosecutors # General Prosecutor of Ukraine Name 1 September 4, 1991 — October 21, 1993 Viktor Shyshkin 2 October 21, 1993 — October 19, 1995 Vladyslav Datsiuk 3 October 19, 1995 — July 22, 1997 Hryhoriy Vorsinov act July 22, 1997 — April 24, 1998 Oleh Lytvak April 24, 1998 — July 17, 1998 none 4 July 17, 1998 — April 30, 2002 Mykhailo Potebenko April 30, 2002 — July 6, 2002 none 5 July 6, 2002 — October 29, 2003 Sviatoslav Piskun October 29, 2003 — November 18, 2003 none 6 November 18, 2003 — December 9, 2004 Hennadiy Vasylyev December 9, 2004 — December 10, 2004 none 7 December 10, 2004 — October 14, 2005 Sviatoslav Piskun October 14, 2005 — November 4, 2005 none 8 November 4, 2005 — April 26, 2007 Oleksandr Medvedko 9 April 26, 2007 — May 24, 2007 Sviatoslav Piskun act May 24, 2007 — June 1, 2007 Viktor Shemchuk 10 June 1, 2007 — November 3, 2010 Oleksandr Medvedko 11 November 4, 2010 — present Viktor Pshonka See also Ministry of Justice (Ukraine) Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР KTHX Bairbre Dowling Look at other dictionaries: Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine — Infobox Government agency agency name = The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine nativename = nativename a = Служба зовнішньої розвідки України nativename r = logo width = 250px logo caption = seal width = seal caption = formed = October 14,… …   Wikipedia National Bureau of Investigation (Ukraine) — The National Bureau of Investigation(Ukrainian: НБР, Національної Бюро Розслідувань України) was an organization in Ukraine dedicated to prejudicial investigation on especially dangerous crimes. formed in 2005 by president Viktor Yushchenko.… …   Wikipedia Foreign relations of Ukraine — Ukraine This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Ukraine …   Wikipedia Government of Ukraine — Ukraine is a republic under a semi presidential system with separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Ukraine has recently undergone an extensive constitutional reform that has changed the balance of power between the executive and… …   Wikipedia Ukraine — /yooh krayn , kruyn , yooh krayn/, n. a republic in SE Europe: rich agricultural and industrial region. 50,684,635; 223,090 sq. mi. (603,700 sq. km). Cap.: Kiev. Russian, Ukraina. Formerly, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. * * * Ukraine… …   Universalium Ukraine–NATO relations —   Current NATO members    …   Wikipedia Ministry of Justice (Ukraine) — Ministry of Justice of Ukraine Міністерство юстиції України Agency overview Formed 1990 Preceding agencies *Ministry of Justice of the Ukrainian SSR (1947 1963) *Legal commission of the Council of Ministers (1963 1970) *Ministry of Justice of the …   Wikipedia Ministry of Defence (Ukraine) — Ministry of Defence of Ukraine Міністерство Oборони України Ministerial insignia Agency overview Formed September 3, 1 …   Wikipedia Judicial system of Ukraine — The judicial system of Ukraine consists of four levels of courts of general jurisdiction, as follows:* Local courts of general jurisdiction (combining criminal and civil jurisdiction) consisting of: ** district, urban district and town courts; ** …   Wikipedia Ministry of Finance (Ukraine) — Ministry of Finance of Ukraine Міністерство фінансів України Agency overview Jurisdiction Ukraine Headquarters 12/2 Mykhailo Hrushevsky Street, Kiev Ministers responsible Fedir Yaroshenko, Minister of Finance of Ukraine …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”