[3] The prosecutor serves a term of office of six years[4] and may be forced to resign by a vote of no confidence in parliament.

The prosecutor general is appointed to office by the president of Ukraine with the consent of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament).

[3][6] The powers of the office (from January 2017[4]) are to: The prosecutor general submits an annual report to the Verkhovna Rada about the legal situation in the country.

[11] Its goals are to modernize the Soviet-era bureaucracy, to enhance inter-agency efficiency and international cooperation, and to fight corruption.

[12] As of 21 December 2019[update][13] The post of Prosecutor General of Ukraine was first established in 1917, following the dissolution of the Russian Empire.