Under the current constitution, the procurator-general is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the National People's Congress (NPC), the legislature.

The incumbent procurator-general is Ying Yong, who took office on 11 March 2023.

Luo Ronghuan served as the first procurator-general by the first plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Elections and removals are decided by majority vote only in a NPC plenary session.

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