Attorney General (Ontario)
| Attorney General of Ontario | |
|---|---|
| French: Procureur général de l'Ontario | |
since June 20, 2019 | |
| Executive Council of Ontario | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Term length | At His Majesty’s Pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | John Sandfield Macdonald as Attorney General of Ontario |
| Website | Office of the Attorney General |
The Attorney General of Ontario is the chief legal adviser to His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario and, by extension, the Government of Ontario. The attorney general is a senior member of the Executive Council of Ontario, and oversees the Ministry of the Attorney General, which is the department responsible for the oversight of the justice system in the province of Ontario.
The attorney general is an elected Member of Provincial Parliament who is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario on the constitutional advice of the Premier of Ontario. Doug Downey was appointed attorney general of Ontario on 20 June 2019, replacing Caroline Mulroney. Most holders of the office have been practising lawyers, with the exception of Mulroney and Marion Boyd.