Viliam Karas

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	(1976-04-02) 2 April 1976 (age 48) Prešov, Czechoslovakia
Political party	KDH (2023–present)
Children	4
Alma mater	Comenius 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.