Boris Susko (born 26 May 1970) is a Slovak politician and lawyer who serves as the Minister of Justice of Slovakia.

Biography

In 1995, Susko graduated in law from the

Comenius University Comenius University Bratislava () is the largest university in Slovakia, with most of its faculties located in Bratislava. It was founded in 1919, shortly after the creation of Czechoslovakia. It is named after Jan Amos Comenius, a 17th-century ...

, 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. In

2012 Slovak parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 10 March 2012 to elect the 150 members of the National Council. The elections followed the fall of Prime Minister Iveta Radičová's Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party-led ...

he won a seat in the

National Council of Slovakia The National Council of the Slovak Republic (, abbreviated to ''NR SR'') is the national parliament of Slovakia. It is unicameral and consists of 150 members, who are elected by universal suffrage under proportional representation with seats dis ...

on the list of the

Direction – Social Democracy Direction – Social Democracy (, Smer–SD), also commonly referred to as Smer, is a left-wing nationalism, left-wing nationalist and left-wing populism, left-wing populist political party in Slovakia led by the incumbent Prime Minister of Slov ...

(SMER-SD) party. From 2016 to 2020, he served as a state secretary at the Ministry of Environment. From 2020 until 2023, he again served as an MP. In October 2023, Susko became Minister of Justice in the

Fico's Fourth Cabinet Fico's Fourth Cabinet is the incumbent government of Slovakia. It is a three-party coalition government composed of Direction – Social Democracy (Smer), Voice – Social Democracy (Hlas) and the Slovak National Party (SNS). It was appointed on ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Susko, Boris 1970 births Living people Politicians from Bratislava Direction – Social Democracy politicians 21st-century Slovak lawyers Comenius University alumni Academic staff of Comenius University Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2012–2016 Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2020–2023 Justice ministers of Slovakia