Viliam Karas

Viliam Karas
Minister of Justice of the Slovak Republic
In office
13 September 2022 – 15 May 2023
Prime MinisterEduard Heger
Preceded byMária Kolíková
Succeeded byJana Dubovcová
Personal details
Born (1976-04-02) 2 April 1976 (age 48)
Prešov, Czechoslovakia
Political partyKDH (2023–present)
Children4
Alma materComenius University
University of Trnava

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.

Early life

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

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

Apart from his native Slovak, Karas can speak English and Italian.[6] He is married with four children.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Prezidentka vymenovala nových ministrov Hirmana, Karasa, Káčera". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). 13 September 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Viliam Karas | Osoby, ktoré získali titul na UK". Comenius University (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 13 September 2022.
  3. ^ Kovačič Hanzelová, Zuzana; Kostanjevec, Oliver (20 May 2022). "Šéf advokátskej komory Karas: Vo vzťahu k verejnosti máme veľký dlh". SME (in Slovak).
  4. ^ "Zmena vo vedení SAK: komora bude mať nového predsedu". Slovak Bar Association (in Slovak). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Do tímu KDH prichádza exminister spravodlivosti Viliam Karas". Christian Democratic Union (in Slovak). 30 August 2023.
  6. ^ "JUDr. Viliam Karas, PhD". Maple & Fish. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  7. ^ 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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