Juozas Bernatonis
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Juozas Bernatonis | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 13 December 2012 – 13 December 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Algirdas Butkevičius |
| Preceded by | Remigijus Šimašius |
| Succeeded by | Milda Vainiutė |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 2001–2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Algirdas Brazauskas |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | Virgilijus Vladislovas Bulovas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1953 Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (1990-2017) Independent (2017-present) |
Juozas Bernatonis (born 8 September 1953 in Kaunas) is a Lithuanian jurist and politician, Minister of Justice and member of Seimas (1992-2004).
Education[]
In 1976 graduated from Kaunas Polytechnic Institute, Faculty of Chemical Technology. In 1990 graduated from a postgraduate programme in philosophy in Prague and defended his doctor’s thesis. In 2002 graduated from Vilnius University and was awarded a master's degree in Law.
From 1992 to 2004 – member of the Seimas. From 2001 to 2003 – Minister of the Interior of the Government led by Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas. From 2006 to 2012 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lithuania to the Estonia. From 13 December 2012 is he the Minister of Justice of the 16th Government from Algirdas Butkevičius.
From 1990 – member, Vice-Chairman of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party.
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- 1953 births
- Politicians from Kaunas
- Ministers of Internal Affairs of Lithuania
- Ministers of Justice of Lithuania
- Ambassadors of Lithuania to Estonia
- Living people
- Social Democratic Party of Lithuania politicians
- Members of the Seimas
- 21st-century Lithuanian politicians
- Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 2nd Class