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[[Image:Alberto Gonzales.jpg|thumb|Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General 2005-2007]]
'''Attorney General''' is the chief law officer and legal counsel of the government, regional or [[federal]].
In the USA, he is the head of the U.S. [[Department of Justice]] and a member of the U.S. President's cabinet.
This chief executive ''office dates to the [[Middle Ages]] but did not assume its modern form until the 16th century. In the U.S., the position dates to the Judiciary Act of 1789. Head of the Department of Justice and a member of the cabinet, the attorney general oversees all the government's law business and acts as the president's legal adviser. Every U.S. state also has an attorney general.'' <ref> [http://www.answers.com/topic/attorney-general?cat=biz-fin attorney general] Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. </ref>
The title Attorney - General of [[England]] was first used in 1461.
== See also ==
*[[United States Attorney General]]
*[[United States Cabinet]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.nolo.com/definition.cfm/Term/9BD493C2-83E9-421F-BE2551812A4D503C/alpha/A/ Attorney General]
*[http://www.oag.state.ny.us/ Andrew Cuomo] Attorney general, New York.
== References ==
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[[Category:Government]]
'''Attorney General''' is the chief law officer and legal counsel of the government, regional or [[federal]].
In the USA, he is the head of the U.S. [[Department of Justice]] and a member of the U.S. President's cabinet.
This chief executive ''office dates to the [[Middle Ages]] but did not assume its modern form until the 16th century. In the U.S., the position dates to the Judiciary Act of 1789. Head of the Department of Justice and a member of the cabinet, the attorney general oversees all the government's law business and acts as the president's legal adviser. Every U.S. state also has an attorney general.'' <ref> [http://www.answers.com/topic/attorney-general?cat=biz-fin attorney general] Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. </ref>
The title Attorney - General of [[England]] was first used in 1461.
== See also ==
*[[United States Attorney General]]
*[[United States Cabinet]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.nolo.com/definition.cfm/Term/9BD493C2-83E9-421F-BE2551812A4D503C/alpha/A/ Attorney General]
*[http://www.oag.state.ny.us/ Andrew Cuomo] Attorney general, New York.
== References ==
<references/>
[[Category:Government]]