Boris Susko

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

Boris Susko
Minister of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 October 2023
Prime Minister	Robert Fico
Preceded by	Jana Dubovcová
Member of the National Council
In office 21 March 2020 – 25 October 2023
In office 4 April 2012 – 23 March 2016
State Secretary of Environment
In office 2016–2020
Minister	László Sólymos Árpád Érsek (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1970-05-26) 26 May 1970 (age 55) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Political party	Direction – Social Democracy
Relations	Peter Susko (Brother)
Children	1

Biography

In 1995, Susko graduated in law from the Comenius University, 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.^[1]

In 2012 Slovak parliamentary election he won a seat in the National Council of Slovakia on the list of the Direction – Social Democracy (SMER-SD) party.^[2] From 2016 to 2020, he served as a state secretary at the Ministry of Environment.^[3] From 2020 until 2023, he again served as an MP.^[4]

In October 2023, Susko became Minister of Justice in the Fico's Fourth Cabinet.^[5]