Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Bulgaria

The Prosecutor General of the Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Главен прокурор на Република България) heads the system of courts known as the Office of the Prosecutor of the Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Прокуратура на Република България). The Prosecutor General can be appointed for a term of seven years and removed by the President of Bulgaria on recommendation from the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC). The President's appointment is only formal, and the decision to appoint or dismiss the General Prosecutor is made by the council. Upon appointment, the General Prosecutor becomes an ex officio member of the SJC. Candidates can only hold the position for one term.^[1]

Prosecutor General of Bulgaria (Прокуратура на Република България)

Agency overview
Formed	7 February 1992
Jurisdiction	Constitution of Bulgaria
Headquarters	1061 Sofia, 2 Vitosha Blvd.
Agency executive	Borislav Sarafov, Prosecutor General
Website	www.prb.bg/bg/

Prosecutor General of Bulgaria Главен прокурор на Република България
Incumbent Borislav Sarafov (acting) since 16 June 2023
Appointer	President of Bulgaria on the advice of the Supreme Judicial Council
Term length	Seven years
Constituting instrument	Article 129 of the Constitution
Inaugural holder	Aleksandar Malinov (originally) Ivan Tatarchev (modern-day constitution)
Formation	25 May 1880 (originally) 7 February 1992 (post-communism)
Website	www.prb.bg/bg/

List of Prosecutors General

The following is a list of Prosecutor Generals of Bulgaria since the Bulgarian People's Republic up until the present.^[2]

General Prosecutor	From	Until
Dimitar Zapryanov (1)	18 December 1947	10 February 1953
Dimitar Zapryanov (2)	10 February 1953	10 April 1954
Jordan Chobanov	9 April 1954	14 March 1959
Mincho Minchev	14 March 1959	8 November 1962
Ivan Vachkov (1)	25 December 1962	14 December 1967
Ivan Vachkov (2)	14 December 1967	8 July 1971
Ivan Vachkov (3)	8 July 1971	16 June 1976
Ivan Vachkov (4)	16 June 1976	12 June 1981
Kostadin Lyutov	17 June 1981	3 May 1987
Vasil Mrachkov	18 August 1987	14 December 1989
Evtim Stoimenov	14 December 1989	6 November 1990
Martin Gunev	1 November 1990	19 February 1992
Ivan Tatarchev	17 February 1992	21 February 1999
Nikola Filchev	16 February 1999	22 February 2006
Boris Velchev	23 February 2006	2 November 2012
Boiko Naidenov	6 November 2012	9 January 2013
Sotir Tsatsarov	9 January 2013	16 December 2019
Ivan Geshev	18 December 2019	15 June 2023
Borislav Sarafov (acting)	16 June 2023	Incumbent