Ministry of Justice (Austria)
| Justizministerium | |
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| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 1848 |
| Jurisdiction | Austria |
| Headquarters |
Palais Trautson Museumstraße 7 Vienna 48°12′33″N 16°21′57″E / 48.20917°N 16.36583°E |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website |
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In Austrian politics, the Ministry of Justice (German: Justizministerium) is the ministry in charge of the administration of justice. The Ministry provides administrative supervision and payroll services for the court system and the prosecution service, manages their office buildings and facilities, and runs the prisons.
First established in 1848, the ministry's exact name and portfolio have undergone changes numerous times throughout the years. As of 2018, the ministry is officially called the Ministry of Constitutional Affairs, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice (Bundesministerium für Verfassung, Reformen, Deregulierung und Justiz). [1] In addition to its traditional responsibilities, it is tasked with supporting the Kurz cabinet's program of simplifying the country's unusually large body of constitutional law. [2] and of reducing the amount of law on the books in general. [3][4] One of its departments, the Constitutional Office (Verfassungsdienst), is the body tasked with representing the executive branch before the Constitutional Court and the Republic of Austria before the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights. The Constitutional Office also assists other ministries in drafting legislation and in evaluating the constitutionality of draft statutes prepared elsewhere. It is also in charge of the Austrian data protection agency.
The ministry is headquartered in the Palais Trautson. The current Minister of Justice is Josef Moser. [5][6]
History
The Ministry was first established in 1848.
Structure
As of May 2018, the ministry consists of the Minister and his personal staff (Kabinett), the office of the director general, and seven departments: [7]
- European and international affairs and protocol (Stabsstelle für Europäische und Internationale Justizangelegenheiten sowie Protokollarische Angelegenheiten)
- Public relations (Stabsstelle für Kommunikation und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit)
- Civil law (Zivilrechtssektion)
- Corrections (Generaldirektion für den Strafvollzug und den Vollzug freiheitsentziehender Maßnahmen)
- Coordination (Präsidialsektion)
- Criminal law (Strafrechtssektion)
- Constitutional Office (Verfassungsdienst)
The Minister and his staff are political appointees; the general secretary and the section heads are career civil servants. [8]
List of Ministers
First Republic
| State Secretariat of Justice Staatsamt für Justiz | ||||
| Cabinet: | Secretary: | Party: | Date appointed: | |
| Renner I | Julius Roller | none | October 30, 1918 | |
| Renner II | Richard Bratusch | none | March 15, 1919 | |
| Renner III | Rudolf Ramek | CS | October 17, 1919 | |
| Matthias Eldersch (interim) | SPÖ | June 24, 1920 | ||
| Mayr I | Julius Roller | none | July 7, 1920 | |
| Ministry of Justice Bundesministerium für Justiz | ||||
| Cabinet: | Minister: | Party: | Date appointed: | |
| Mayr II | Rudolf Paltauf | none | November 20, 1920 | |
| Schober I | June 21, 1921 | |||
| Breisky | January 26, 1922 | |||
| Schober II | January 27, 1922 | |||
| Seipel I | Leopold Waber | GDVP | May 31, 1922 | |
| Seipel II | Felix Frank (interim) | GDVP | April 17, 1923 | |
| Seipel III | November 20, 1923 | |||
| Ramek I | Leopold Waber | GDVP | November 20, 1924 | |
| Ramek II | January 15, 1926 | |||
| Seipel IV | Franz Dinghofer | GDVP | October 20, 1926 | |
| Seipel V | May 19, 1927 | |||
| Ignaz Seipel (interim) | CS | July 4, 1928 | ||
| Franz Slama | GDVP | July 6, 1928 | ||
| Streeruwitz | May 4, 1929 | |||
| Schober III | September 26, 1929 | |||
| Vaugoin | Franz Hueber | HB | September 30, 1930 | |
| Ender | Hans Schürff | GDVP | December 4, 1930 | |
| Johann Schober (interim) | none | May 30, 1931 | ||
| Buresch I | Hans Schürff | GDVP | June 20, 1931 | |
| Buresch II | Kurt Schuschnigg | CS | January 29, 1932 | |
| Dollfuß I | VF | May 20, 1932 | ||
| Dollfuß II | September 21, 1932 | |||
| Egon Berger-Waldenegg | HB | July 10, 1934 | ||
| Schuschnigg I | July 29, 1934 | |||
| Robert Winterstein | VF | October 17, 1935 | ||
| Schuschnigg II | Hans Hammerstein-Equord | VF | May 14, 1936 | |
| Schuschnigg III | Adolf Pilz | VF | November 3, 1936 | |
| Schuschnigg IV | Ludwig Adamovich | VF | February 16, 1938 | |
| Seyß-Inquart | Franz Hueber | NSDAP | March 11, 1938 | |
Second Republic
| State Secretariat of Justice Staatsamt für Justiz | ||||
| Cabinet: | Secretary: | Party: | Date appointed: | |
| Renner | Josef Gerö | none | April 27, 1945 | |
| Ministry of Justice Bundesministerium für Justiz | ||||
| Cabinet: | Minister: | Party: | Date appointed: | |
| Figl I | Josef Gerö | none | December 20, 1945 | |
| Figl II | Otto Tschadek | SPÖ | November 8, 1949 | |
| Josef Gerö | none | September 16, 1952 | ||
| Figl III | October 28, 1952 | |||
| Raab I | April 2, 1953 | |||
| Adolf Schärf | SPÖ | December 30, 1954 | ||
| Hans Kapfer | none | January 17, 1955 | ||
| Raab II | Otto Tschadek | SPÖ | June 29, 1956 | |
| Raab III | July 16, 1959 | |||
| Christian Broda | SPÖ | June 23, 1960 | ||
| Raab IV | November 3, 1960 | |||
| Gorbach I | April 11, 1961 | |||
| Gorbach II | March 27, 1963 | |||
| Klaus I | April 2, 1964 | |||
| Klaus II | Hans Klecatsky | none | April 19, 1966 | |
| Kreisky I | Christian Broda | SPÖ | April 21, 1970 | |
| Kreisky II | November 4, 1971 | |||
| Kreisky III | October 28, 1975 | |||
| Kreisky IV | June 5, 1979 | |||
| Sinowatz | Harald Ofner | FPÖ | May 24, 1983 | |
| Vranitzky I | June 16, 1986 | |||
| Vranitzky II | Egmont Foregger | none | January 21, 1987 | |
| Vranitzky III | Nikolaus Michalek | none | December 17, 1990 | |
| Vranitzky IV | November 29, 1994 | |||
| Vranitzky V | March 12, 1996 | |||
| Klima | January 28, 1997 | |||
| Schüssel I | Michael Krüger | FPÖ | February 4, 2000 | |
| Dieter Böhmdorfer | none | March 2, 2000 | ||
| Schüssel II | February 28, 2003 | |||
| Karin Gastinger | BZÖ | June 25, 2004 | ||
| Gusenbauer | Maria Berger | SPÖ | January 11, 2007 | |
| Faymann I | Johannes Hahn (interim) | ÖVP | December 2, 2008 | |
| Claudia Bandion-Ortner | none | January 15, 2009 | ||
| Beatrix Karl | ÖVP | April 21, 2011 | ||
| Faymann II | Wolfgang Brandstetter | none | December 16, 2013 | |
| Kern | May 17, 2016 | |||
| Kurz | Josef Moser | none | December 18, 2017 | |
| Ministry of Minister of Constitutional Affairs, Reform, Deregulation, and Justice Bundesministerium für Verfassung, Reformen, Deregulierung und Justiz | ||||
| Cabinet: | Minster: | Party: | Date appointed: | |
| Kurz | Josef Moser | none | January 8, 2018 | |
According to the table above, Karin Gastinger was the first female to be appointed as the Minister of Justice (Austria) in 2004.
See also
References
- ↑ "Bundesministeriengesetz-Novelle 2017; BGBl. I Nr. 164/2017" (in German). December 28, 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ↑ "Moser: "Föderalismus-Entwirrung" wird ab Sommer behandelt" (in German). Presse. March 15, 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ↑ Aichinger, Philipp (January 1, 2018). "Rechtsbereinigung: Der Stichtag an den Iden des März" (in German). Presse. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ↑ Postl, Elisabeth (April 27, 2018). "Regierung wirbt einmal mehr für Rechtsbereinigung" (in German). Presse. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ↑ "Türkis-Blau: Das sind die neuen Minister". Kurier. December 16, 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ↑ "16-köpfiges ÖVP-FPÖ-Team vereidigt". ORF. December 16, 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ↑ "Organisation des Ministeriums" (in German). BMVIT. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ↑ Kommenda, Benedikt (February 26, 2018). "Der gar nicht so heimliche Justizminister" (in German). Presse. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
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