Ministry of Justice (Slovakia)

The Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic is the central authority of the Slovak State Administration for the Courts and Bailiffs. The following are some of the primary goals of the Ministry:

To prepare legislation in the areas of constitutional law, criminal law, civil law, commercial law, family law, bankruptcy law, and private international law. To carry out state supervision in the legally established scope over the activity of the court executors, over the activities of the Slovak Chamber of Executors, over the activities of the Notary Chamber of the Slovak Republic, and over the activity of notaries. To ensure the performance of expert activities, translation activities, and interpreting activities and the issuance of the Collection of Laws of the Slovak Republic and the Commercial Bulletin. To ensure the representation of Slovakia in the European Court of Human Rights, in the Court of Justice of the European Communities, and in the Court of First Instance of the European Communities. To ensure the fulfillment of tasks related to the membership of the Slovak Republic in Eurojust.

List of ministers

Ministers of Justice of the Autonomous Government of Slovakia for the period 1938–1939 # Name Government Functional period NotesFirstFerdinand ĎurčanskýGovernment of Jozef Tiso7 October 1938 – 1 December 1938Minister for Justice, Health and Social WelfareSecondMiloš VančoSecond and third governments of Jozef Tiso1 December 1938 – 9 March 1939Minister of JusticeThirdJozef SivákGovernment of Jozef Sivák9 March 1939 – 11 March 1939Prime Minister and Minister of all sectors (excluding Finance)FourthGejza FritzGovernment of Karol Sidor11 March 1939 – 14 March 1939Minister of Justice

Justice ministers in governments of first Slovak Republic for the period 1939–1945 # Name Government Functional period NotesFirstGejza FritzFourth government of Jozef Tiso, Government of Vojtech Tuka 14 March 1939 – 5 September 1944Minister of JusticeSecondŠtefan TisoGovernment of Štefan Tiso5 September 1944 – 4 April 1945Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Justice

Committees of Justice in the Slovak Corps of the Slovak National Council in the period 1944–1960 # Name Officers' meeting Functional period NotesFirstJozef Šoltész and Ivan PietorZB 1. 9. – 5. 9. 441 September 1944 – 5 September 1944Orthodoxy commissionersSecondJozef ŠoltészZP 5. 9. – 23. 10. 445 September 1944 – 23 October 1944Judge-in-Chief (Ivan Pietor was Deputy Deputy)ThirdIvan ŠtefánikZP 7. 2. – 21. 2. 45

ZP 21. 2. – 11. 4. 45

ZP 11. 4. – 18. 9. 45

ZP 18. 9. 45 – 16. 8. 46

ZP 16. 8. 46 – 18. 11. 477 February 1945 – 18 November 1947The Justice Commissioner, from 21 February 1945, the Jury for the Judiciary, since 11 April 1945, the Jury for Justice.FourthAndrej BuzaZP 18. 11. 47 – 23. 2. 4818 November 1947 – 26 February 1948The Justice Commissioner. On 26 February 1948, he was dismissed.FifthJulius ViktorZP 6. 3. – 18. 6. 48

ZP 18. 6. 48 – 17. 12. 546 March 1948 – 20 September 1951The Justice CommissionerSixthRudolf StrechajZP 18. 6. 48 – 17. 12. 5420 September 1951 – 31 January 1953The Justice CommissionerSeventhJuraj UhrínZP 17. 12. 54 – 2. 8. 56

ZP 2. 8. 56 – 11. 7. 6017 December 1954 – 18 December 1956The Justice CommissionerEighthMikuláš KapusňákZP 2. 8. 56 – 11. 7. 6018 December 1956 – 13 March 1959The Justice CommissionerNinthLadislav GešoZP 2. 8. 56 – 11. 7. 6013 March 1959 – 11 July 1960The Justice Commissioner

Povereníci justice and the chairmen of the commissions of the Slovak National Council of Justice for the period 1960–1968 # Name SNR Functional period NotesFirstLadislav GešoSNR 1960–196414 July 1960 – 27 June 1963Chief Justice and Chairman of the JRC Jurisdiction CommitteeSecondPeter ColotkaSNR 1960–1964

SNR 1964-96827 June 1963 – 29 December 1968Chief Justice and Chairman of the JRC Jurisdiction Committee

Justice ministers in governments of Slovakia within the Czechoslovak Federation # Name Government Functional period NotesFirstFelix VašečkaGovernment of Š. Sadovsky and P. Colotka2 January 1969 – 3 December 1970Minister of JusticeSecondPavol KirályGovernment of Š. Sadovsky and P. Colotka, First, second and third Governments of P. Colotka3 December 1970 – 30 November 1982Minister of JusticeThirdJán PješčakThird government of P. Colotka, Government of P. Colotka, I. Knotka and P. Hrivnák30 November 1982 – 20 April 1988Minister of Justice.FourthMilan ČičGovernment of P. Colotka, I. Knotka and P. Hrivnák20 April 1988 – 8 December 1989Minister of JusticeFifthLadislav KošťaGovernment of Milan Čič, first government of Vladimír Mečiar12 December 1989 – 22 April 1991Minister of JusticeSixthMarian PosluchGovernment of Ján Čarnogurský23 April 1991 – 24 June 1992Minister of JusticeSeventhKatarína Tóthová [1st female]Second government of Vladimír Mečiar24 June 1992 – 31 December 1992Minister of Justice. After the dissolution of the federation, she continued as a minister in the government of independent Slovakia.

Ministers of Justice of independent Slovakia # Name Government Functional period NotesFirstKatarína TóthováSecond government of Vladimír Mečiar1 January 1993 – 15 March 1994Minister of JusticeSecondMilan HanzelGovernment of Jozef Moravčík15 March 1994 – 13 December 1994Minister of JusticeThirdJozef LiščákThird government of Vladimír Mečiar13 December 1994 – 30 October 1998Minister of JusticeFourthJan ČarnogurskýFirst government of Mikuláš Dzurinda30 October 1998 – 15 October 2002Minister of JusticeFifthDaniel LipšicSecond government of Mikuláš Dzurinda16 October 2002 – 8 February 2006Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of JusticeSixthLucia ŽitňanskáSecond government of Mikuláš Dzurinda8 February 2006 – 4 July 2006Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of JusticeSeventhŠtefan HarabinFirst government of Robert Fico4 July 2006 – 23 June 2009Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of JusticeEighthRobert FicoFirst government of Robert Fico26 June 2009 – 3 July 2009Temporarily charged with managementNinthViera PetríkováFirst government of Robert Fico3 July 2009 – 8 July 2010Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of JusticeTenthLucia ŽitňanskáGovernment of Iveta Radičová9 July 2010 – 4 April 2012Minister of JusticeEleventhTomáš BorecSecond government of Robert Fico4 April 2012 – 23 March 2016Minister of JusticeTwelfthLucia ŽitňanskáThird government of Robert Fico23 March 2016 – 22 March 2018Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of JusticeThirteenthGábor GálGovernment of Peter Pellegrini22 March 2018 - 21 March 2020Minister of JusticeFourteenthMária KolíkováGovernment of Igor Matovičfrom 21 March 2020Minister of JusticeFifteenthViliam KarasGovernment of Eduard Hegerfrom 13 September 2022Minister of JusticeSixteenthJana DubovcováGovernment of Ľudovír Ódorfrom 15 April 2023Minister of Justice

Ministry of Justice (Slovakia)

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