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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]]

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 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>
+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.

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 The title Attorney - General of [[England]] was first used in 1461.
-== See also ==
+==See also==
 *[[United States Attorney General]]
 *[[United States Cabinet]]
-== External links ==
+==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==
 <references/>
 [[Category:Government]]

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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]].
+'''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.