In accordance with the relevant legal provisions, the Attorney General of Switzerland is in charge of all operational, staffing and organisational aspects of the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland. He or she may delegate individual matters to his deputy attorneys general, the Secretary General, the heads of division or the federal prosecutors to be dealt with independently. The Attorney General and his or her two deputies are appointed by the United Federal Assembly.
The current Attorney General of Switzerland Michael Lauber
List of the attorneys general from 1851 to the present day
Attorneys general from 1851 to the present day
| 2012 - | Michael Lauber | 1965 - |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 - 2011 | Erwin Beyeler | 1952 - |
| 2007 | vakant | |
| 2000 - 2006 | Valentin Roschacher | 1960 - |
| 1999 | vakant | |
| 1994 - 1998 | Carla Del Ponte | 1947 - |
| 1990 - 1993 | Willy Padrutt | 1928 - |
| 1989 - 1990 | vakant | |
| 1974 - 1989 | Rudolf Gerber | 1928 - |
| 1968 - 1974 | Hans Walder | 1920 - 2005 |
| 1958 - 1967 | Hans Fürst | 1902 - 1968 |
| 1957 - 1958 | vakant | |
| 1955 - 1957 | René Dubois | 1908 - 1957 |
| 1955 | vakant | |
| 1949 - 1955 | Werner Lüthi | 1892 - 1955 |
| 1916 - 1948 | Franz Stämpfli | 1881 - 1958 |
| 1899 - 1916 | Otto Kronauer | 1820 - 1922 |
| 1889 - 1899 | Jakob Albert Scherb | 1839 - 1809 |
| 1857 - 1889 | vakant | |
| 1852 - 1856 | Jakob Amiet | 1817 - 1883 |
| 1851 - 1852 | Paul Migy | 1814 - 1879 |