Chancellor of Justice

The Chancellor of Justice ( Swedish Justitiekansler or JK) has been the ombudsman of the king or government in Sweden since 1714 , but between 1766 and 1772 the ombudsman of the Reichstag . The JK is the only public prosecutor in the Reich with the competence to conduct criminal media litigation. Anna Skarhed has been in office since December 9, 2009 .

Functions

Other functions of the Chancellor of Justice:

• Attorney General 1719–1948
• Minister of Justice 1787–1840
• Member of the Supreme Court (Swedish Högsta domstolen ) 1789–1809