Ministry of Justice (Czech Republic)

The Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic () is a government ministry of the Czech Republic.

The powers of the Ministry of Justice as defined by Section 11 of Act No. 2/1969 Coll. on Creation of Ministries and Other Central Authorities (Competencies Act)zákon 2/1969 Sb. o zřízení ministerstev a jiných ústředních orgánů státní správy České republikyCompare this translation with the official one are:

It is a central authority of the state administration for courts of law and the Public Prosecutor's Office.

It gives legal opinion on credit and guarantee agreements, whose party is the Czech Republic.

It acts as a central authority of the state administration for prisons; the Prison Service of the Czech Republic is its subsidiary.

It acts as a central authority of the state administration for probation and mediation.

It represents the Czech Republic claims for breaching the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and its Protocols and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and coordinates the execution of the decisions of the relevant international bodies.

List of ministers of justice

Czechoslovakia (1918-1968)

František Soukup: November 14, 1918 - July 8, 1919 František Veselý: July 8, 1919 - May 25, 1920 Alfred Meissner: May 25, 1920 - September 15, 1920 Augustin Popelka: September 15, 1920 - September 26, 1921 Josef Dolanský: September 26, 1921 - December 9, 1925 Karel Viškovský: 9 December 1925 - 18 March 1926 Jiří Haussmann: March 18, 1926 - October 12, 1926 Robert Mayr-Harting: October 12, 1926 - December 7, 1929 Alfred Meissner: December 7, 1929 - February 14, 1934 Ivan Dérer: February 14, 1934 - September 22, 1938 Vladimir Fajnor: 22 September 1938 - 4 October 1938 and 4 October 1938 - 14 October 1938 Ladislav Karel Feierabend: October 14, 1938 - December 1, 1938 Jaroslav Krejci: 1 December 1938 - 15 March 1939 [p 1] Jaroslav Stránský: April 5, 1945 - November 6, 1945 [p 2] Prokop Drtina: November 6, 1945 - February 25, 1948 Alexej Čepička: 25 February 1948 - 25 April 1950 Štefan Rais: April 25, 1950 - September 14, 1953 Václav Škoda: September 14, 1953 - December 12, 1954 Jan Bartuška: December 12, 1954 - June 16, 1956 Václav Škoda: June 16, 1956 - July 11, 1960 Alois Neuman: July 11, 1960 - April 8, 1968 Bohuslav Kučera: April 8, 1968 - December 31, 1968

Czech Republic (1969-present) OrderMinisterSubjectStart and end officeGovernment1.Václav HrabalČSSJanuary 8, 1969September 29, 1969Rázl2.Jan NěmecKSČSeptember 29, 1969June 18, 1981RázlKempný and KorčákKorčák II.Korčák III.3.Antonín KašparKSČJune 18, 1981December 5, 1989Korčák IV.Korčák, Adamec, Pitra and Pithart4.Dagmar BurešováOFDecember 5, 1989June 29, 1990Korčák, Adamec, Pitra and Pithart5.Leon RichterOFJune 29, 1990January 8, 1992Pithart6.Jiří NovákODSJanuary 24, 199231 December 1992PithartKlaus I. As part of the independent Republic Order Minister SubjectStart and end office Government1.Jiří NovákODS1 January 1993July 4, 1996Klaus I.2.Jan KalvodaODAJuly 4, 19967 January 1997Klaus II.3.Vlasta Parkanová [1st female]ODA7 January 1997July 22, 1998Klaus II.Tošovský4.Otakar Motejlnestr. for the CSSDJuly 22, 1998October 16, 2000Zeman5.Pavel RychetskýČSSD17 October 2000February 2, 2001Zeman6.Jaroslav Burešnestr. for the CSSDFebruary 2, 2001July 15, 2002Zeman7.Pavel RychetskýČSSDJuly 15, 2002August 5, 2003Špidla-Vladimír Špidla

(in charge of management)ČSSDAugust 6, 2003August 16, 2003Špidla8.Karel Čermáknestr. for the CSSDAugust 16, 2003July 15, 2004Špidla-Vladimír Špidla

(in charge of management)ČSSDJuly 15, 20044 August 2004Špidla9.Pavel NěmecUS-DEU4 August 2004September 4, 2006GrossParoubek10.Jiří PospíšilODSSeptember 4, 2006May 8, 2009Topolánek I.Topolánek II.11.Daniela Kovářovánon-member [p. 1]May 8, 2009July 13, 2010Fischer12.Jiří PospíšilODSJuly 13, 2010June 27, 2012Nečas13.Pavel BlažekODSJuly 3, 2012July 10, 2013Nečas14.Marie Benešovánon-member [p. 2]July 10, 2013January 29, 2014Rusnok15.Helena VálkováANOJanuary 29, 2014March 1, 2015Sobotka16.Robert PelikánANOMarch 12, 2015June 27, 2018SobotkaBabiš I.17.Taťána MaláANOJune 27, 2018July 10, 2018Babiš II.18.Jan Kněžíneknon-member (ANO)July 10, 2018April 30, 2019Babiš II.19.Marie Benešovánon-member (ANO)April 30, 2019December 17, 2021Babiš II.20.Pavel BlažekODSDecember 17, 2021May 10, 2025Fiala21.Eva DecroixODSMay 10, 2025December 15, 2025Fiala22.Jeroným Tejcnon-member (ANO)December 15, 2025servingBabiš III.

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