The prosecutor general is appointed and dismissed by the president with consent of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian 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.