Viliam Karas (born 2 April 1976) is a Slovak lawyer and politician. He served as the Minister of Justice of Slovakia from September 2022 to May 2023.
Viliam Karas | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice of the Slovak Republic | |
| In office 13 September 2022 – 15 May 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Eduard Heger |
| Preceded by | Mária Kolíková |
| Succeeded by | Jana Dubovcová |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1976 Prešov, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | KDH (2023–present) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Comenius University University of Trnava |
Early life edit
Karas was born in Prešov on 2 April 1976.[1] He studied law at the Comenius University, graduating in 1999, [2] and was awarded a PhD. in law at the University of Trnava in 2002.[3]
Political career edit
Between 1 January 2021 and September 2022, Karas served as chairman of the Slovak Bar Association, after which he became government minister.[4]
On 30 August 2023, Karas announced that he would become a KDH expert in the areas of law, justice and security. Karas would work for the party as a non-party member.[5]
Personal life edit
Apart from his native Slovak, Karas can speak English and Italian.[6] He is married with four children.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Prezidentka vymenovala nových ministrov Hirmana, Karasa, Káčera". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). 13 September 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Viliam Karas | Osoby, ktoré získali titul na UK". Comenius University (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 13 September 2022.
- ^ Kovačič Hanzelová, Zuzana; Kostanjevec, Oliver (20 May 2022). "Šéf advokátskej komory Karas: Vo vzťahu k verejnosti máme veľký dlh". SME (in Slovak).
- ^ "Zmena vo vedení SAK: komora bude mať nového predsedu". Slovak Bar Association (in Slovak). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Do tímu KDH prichádza exminister spravodlivosti Viliam Karas". Christian Democratic Union (in Slovak). 30 August 2023.
- ^ "JUDr. Viliam Karas, PhD". Maple & Fish. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Heriban, Ján (2 September 2021). "Šéf advokátskej komory Viliam Karas: Prvé zamestnanie som si hľadal sám, každé ďalšie už prišlo samo (1)". nm.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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