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The New York State Attorney General
Attorney General

In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions....
 is the chief legal officer of the State of New York. The office has been in existence in some form since 1626, under the Dutch
New Netherland

File:Seal of new netherland.jpgNew Netherland, or Nieuw-Nederland in Dutch, was the seventeenth-century colonial province of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands on the Eastern Seaboard of North America....
 colonial government of New York.

From 1684 to 1777, when New York was under the British colonial government, the Attorney General was appointed by the British crown
Kingdom of Great Britain

The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a country in North-West Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1801....
, or the colonial governor on its behalf. In 1693, the Attorney General earned a salary of 50 pounds.

From 1777 to 1822, the Attorney General was appointed by the Council of Appointment
Council of Appointment

From 1777 to 1822, there existed in the state of New York a Council of Appointment.Under the Constitution of New York, 1777, the Council was composed of the governor and four New York State Senate, one from each of the state's senatorial electoral districts....
.

From 1823 to 1846, the Attorney General was elected by the New York State Legislature for a three-year term..

Attorneys General have been elected by the voters since 1847.

The current holder of the office is Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo

Andrew Mark Cuomo is the New York State Attorney General. He was elected on November 7, 2006. Previously Cuomo was the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President of the United States Bill Clinton between 1997 and 2001....
, who was elected on November 7, 2006, and took office on January 1, 2007.








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The New York State Attorney General
Attorney General

In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions....
 is the chief legal officer of the State of New York. The office has been in existence in some form since 1626, under the Dutch
New Netherland

File:Seal of new netherland.jpgNew Netherland, or Nieuw-Nederland in Dutch, was the seventeenth-century colonial province of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands on the Eastern Seaboard of North America....
 colonial government of New York.

From 1684 to 1777, when New York was under the British colonial government, the Attorney General was appointed by the British crown
Kingdom of Great Britain

The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a country in North-West Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1801....
, or the colonial governor on its behalf. In 1693, the Attorney General earned a salary of 50 pounds.

From 1777 to 1822, the Attorney General was appointed by the Council of Appointment
Council of Appointment

From 1777 to 1822, there existed in the state of New York a Council of Appointment.Under the Constitution of New York, 1777, the Council was composed of the governor and four New York State Senate, one from each of the state's senatorial electoral districts....
.

From 1823 to 1846, the Attorney General was elected by the New York State Legislature for a three-year term..

Attorneys General have been elected by the voters since 1847.

The current holder of the office is Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo

Andrew Mark Cuomo is the New York State Attorney General. He was elected on November 7, 2006. Previously Cuomo was the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President of the United States Bill Clinton between 1997 and 2001....
, who was elected on November 7, 2006, and took office on January 1, 2007.

List of New York State Attorneys General



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