Jana Dubovcová | |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office 15 May 2023 – 25 October 2023 | |
President | Zuzana Čaputová |
Prime Minister | Ľudovít Ódor |
Preceded by | Viliam Karas |
Succeeded by | Boris Susko |
Member of the National Council | |
In office 8 July 2010 – 28 March 2012 | |
Former Public Defender of Rights | |
In office 28 March 2012 – 28 March 2017 | |
Preceded by | Pavel Kandráč |
Succeeded by | Mária Patakyová |
Personal details | |
Born | Jana Verčíková 2 June 1952 Žilina, Czechoslovakia |
Political party | SDKÚ-DS |
Children | 5 |
Education |
Faculty of Law, Comenius University in Bratislava Comenius University |
Occupation | Lawyer, judge, politician |
Jana Dubovcová (born 22 June 1952) [1] is a Slovak lawyer and politician. From May to October 2023 she served as the Minister of Justice. Previously, she was the ombudsperson and a judge. She was a deputy Member of the National Council from 2010 to 2012.
Jana Dubovcová, née Jana Verčíková, [2] was born on 22 June 1952 in Žilina. [3] She studied law at the Comenius University, graduating in 1977. [2]
During her tenure as a judge she earned recognition from the Transparency International a champion of transparency, who was often critical of her fellow judges. Because of this, she faced accusations of politicizing the courts. [4]
In 2010 Slovak parliamentary election, she gained an MP seat on the list of Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party. She did not serve the entire term as on 28 March 2012 she was elected ombudsman. [5]
As an ombudsman, Dubovcová became known for defending the rights of the Romani residents of a settlement Budulovská nearby the town of Moldava nad Bodvou, who were brutalized by the police. [6] [7] She also criticized the decrease of social transfers for the poor. [8] For her activities as an ombudsman, she received the Human Rights Defender prize from the US embassy. [9]
In the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election Dubovcová ran on the joint list of Progressive Slovakia and SPOLU, which narrowly failed to pass the parliament representation threshold. [10]
On 15 May 2023, the president Zuzana Čaputová installed Dubovcová as the Minister of Justice in her technocratic government. [11]