Laura Codruța Kövesi

Laura Codruța Kövesi (born Laura Codruța Lascu on May 15, 1973) is the current chief prosecutor of Romania's National Anticorruption Directorate (Romanian: Direcţia Naţională Anticorupţie) (DNA), a position she has held since 2013. Prior to this, Kövesi was General Prosecutor of Romania (Procuror General), attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice.

Upon appointment in 2006, Kövesi was the first woman and the youngest Prosecutor General in Romania's history. She is also the only public servant to have held the General Prosecutor's office for the entire duration of its term.

Kövesi was described byThe Guardian in 2015 as a "quiet, unassuming chief prosecutor who is bringing in the scalps", leading "an anti-corruption drive quite unlike any other in eastern Europe – or the world for that matter". She enjoys support both in Romania and across the EU, with a recent poll suggesting that 60% of Romanian trust DNA, with only 11% expressing their trust in parliament.