Deputy Attorney General
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please discuss this issue on the talk page or replace this tag with a more specific message. This article has been tagged since January 2007. |
Deputy Attorney General (DAG) is the second-highest-ranking official in a Department of Justice or of Law, in various countries of the world. In those countries' federal government, the Deputy Attorney General oversees the day-to-day operation of the Department of Justice, and may act as Attorney General during the absence of the Attorney General. The Deputy Attorney General is appointed by the President.
In provinces Deputy Attorney General is called Assistant Advocate General, while Attorney General is called Advocate General.
In Pakistan, an Attorney General is having a status of Federal Minister and can participate in both houses of Parliaments as a member but can't vote in any opinion.
