Solicitor General of Spain
| Solicitor General of the State | |
|---|---|
| Abogado General del Estado | |
Coat of Arms of the Spanish Legal Service | |
Incumbent since 18 June 2024David Vilas Álcarez | |
| Ministry of Justice Office of the Solicitor General | |
| Style | The Most Illustrious (formal) Mrs. Solicitor General (informal) |
| Member of | General State Administration State Legal Service Council of State Solicitors |
| Nominator | Minister of Justice after hearing the Council of Ministers |
| Appointer | The Monarch |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | Royal Decree about the Directorate-General of the Contentious of 1849 |
| Formation | 28 December 1849 |
| First holder | Ventura González Romero |
| Deputy | Director-General for Advisory Services |
| Website | Office of the Solicitor General of Spain |
The Solicitor General of the State is a senior official of the Ministry of Justice who directs the Legal Service of the Spanish government and represents it when necessary before the courts of justice. The solicitor general is highest legal advisor to the central government, its agencies, and all State institutions or other public administration within its jurisdiction.
The solicitor general of the state is appointed by the monarch, on the advice of the minister of justice, and after hearing the Council of Ministers. To be appointed solicitor general its needed first to be a State lawyer. According to the law, in case of vacancy, absence or illness, it is the minister of justice who decides who should substitute him, if he do not do so, the law establishes that the senior director-general must to replace him, in this case it would be the director-general for advisory services.