Boris Susko (born 26 May 1970) is a Slovak politician and lawyer who serves as the Minister of Justice of Slovakia.
Boris Susko | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Fico |
| Preceded by | Jana Dubovcová |
| Member of the National Council | |
| In office 21 March 2020 – 25 October 2023 | |
| In office 4 April 2012 – 23 March 2016 | |
| State Secretary of Environment | |
| In office 2016–2020 | |
| Minister | László Sólymos Árpád Érsek (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1970 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Direction – Social Democracy |
| Relations | Peter Susko (Brother) |
| Children | 1 |
Biography
editBoris Susko was born on 26 May 1970 in Bratislava. In 1995 he graduated in law from the Comenius University, where he also obtained a PhD. in criminal law in 2002. Following graduation, Susko taught at the Comenius University and Danubius University. Between 2005 and 2023 he was also active as an attorney.[1]
In 2012 Slovak parliamentary election he won a seat in the National Council of Slovakia on the list of the Direction – Social Democracy (SMER-SD) party.[2] From 2016 to 2020 he served as a state secretary at the Ministry of Environment.[3] From 2020 until 2023, he again served as an MP.[4]
In October 2023, Susko became the Justice minister in the Fico's Fourth Cabinet.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Minister spravodlivosti Slovenskej republiky: JUDr. Boris Susko, PhD". Ministerstvo spravodlivosti SR. 2023.
- ^ "VOĽBY12: Zoznam poslancov zvolených do Národnej rady SR". Národná rada SR.
- ^ "Vedenie". Ministerstvo životného prostredia SR.
- ^ "Pozrite si, kto vás bude zastupovať v parlamente". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 1 March 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Prezidentka SR vymenovala Roberta Fica do funkcie predsedu vlády SR". Úrad vlády SR. 2023-10-25.