Prosecutor-General of Russia

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Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation
Генеральный Прокурор Российской Федерации (Russian)
Incumbent Igor Krasnov since 22 January 2020
General Prosecutor's Office of Russian Federation
Type	Public procurator
Nominator	President of Russia
Appointer	Federation Council
Term length	Five years
Precursor	Procurator General of the Soviet Union
Formation	28 February 1991
First holder	Valentin Stepankov
Unofficial names	Attorney General of Russia
Website	genproc.gov.ru (in Russian)

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The Prosecutor General of Russia (also Attorney General of Russia, Russian: Генеральный прокурор Российской Федерации, romanized: Generalʹnyy prokuror Rossiyskoy Federatsii) heads the system of official prosecution in courts and heads the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation. The Prosecutor General remains one of the most powerful component of the Russian judicial system.^[1]