The procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate is the head of the Supreme People's Procuratorate and is the highest-ranking prosecutor in China.
Under the current constitution, the procurator-general is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the National People's Congress (NPC), the legislature. The incumbent procurator-general is Ying Yong, who took office on 11 March 2023.
The Supreme People's Procuratorate of the Central People's Government was established on 1 October 1949. Luo Ronghuan served as the first procurator-general by the first plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]
On 27 September 1954, the SPP of the Central People's Government was replaced with the SPP of the People's Republic of China.[citation needed]
According to the Organic Law of the National People's Congress (NPC), constitutionally China's highest organ of state power, the procurator-general is nominated by the NPC Presidium, the Congress's executive organ.[2] However, the nomination is effectively made by the Chinese Communist Party, with the decisions being made among Party leaders.[3] Although the Presidium could theoretically nominate multiple candidates for the procurator-general, leading the election to be competitive, it has always nominated a single candidate for the office.[3]
After the nomination, the procurator-general is elected by the NPC, which also has the power to remove the procurator-general and other state officers from office. Elections and removals are decided by majority vote.[4] The length of the procurator-general's term of office is the same as the NPC, which is 5 years, and the procurator-general is restricted to two consecutive terms.[4] Since 2018, the procurator-general is required to recite the constitutional oath of office before assuming office.[3]
