List of justice ministers of Russia facts for kids

The Minister of Justice of Russia is a very important job! This person is in charge of making sure the laws in Russia are fair and that everyone follows them. They oversee the court system, prisons, and legal services. It's like being the head referee for all the legal rules in the country.

This article lists all the people who have held this important role throughout Russian history, from the time of the Russian Empire to today's Russian Federation.

Ministers of Justice in the Russian Empire

During the time of the Russian Empire, emperors ruled the country. The Minister of Justice helped the emperor manage the legal system. This role was created in 1802 by Emperor Alexander I.

Minister		Time in Office		Emperor
Gavriil Derzhavin	Gavriil Derzhavin	8 September 1802	7 October 1803	Alexander I
Pyotr Lopukhin	Pyotr Lopukhin	8 October 1803	1 January 1810
Ivan Dmitriev	Ivan Dmitriev	1 January 1810	30 August 1814
Dmitry Troshchinsky	Dmitry Troshchinsky	30 August 1814	25 August 1817
Prince Dmitry Lobanov-Rostovsky	Prince Dmitry Lobanov-Rostovsky	25 August 1817	18 October 1827
				Nicholas I
Prince Alexey Dolgorukov	Prince Alexey Dolgorukov	18 October 1827	20 September 1829
Dmitry Dashkov	Dmitry Dashkov	20 September 1829	14 February 1839
Count Dmitry Bludov	Count Dmitry Bludov	14 February 1839	31 December 1839
Count Viktor Panin	Count Viktor Panin	31 December 1839	21 October 1862
				Alexander II
Dmitry Zamyatin	Dmitry Zamyatin	21 October 1862	18 April 1867
Prince Sergey Urusov	Prince Sergey Urusov	18 April 1867	15 October 1867
Count Konstantin Pahlen	Count Konstantin Pahlen	18 April 1867	30 May 1878
Dmitry Nabokov	Dmitry Nabokov	30 May 1878	6 November 1885
				Alexander III
Nikolay Manasein	Nikolay Manasein	6 November 1885	1 January 1894
Nikolay Muraviev	Nikolay Muraviev	1 January 1894	14 January 1905
				Nicholas II
Sergey Manukhin	Sergey Manukhin	21 January 1905	16 December 1905
Mikhail Akimov	Mikhail Akimov	16 December 1905	24 April 1906
Ivan Shcheglovitov	Ivan Shcheglovitov	24 April 1906	6 July 1915
Aleksandr Khvostov	Aleksandr Khvostov	6 July 1915	7 July 1916
Alexander Makarov	Alexander Makarov	7 July 1916	20 December 1916
Nikolay Dobrovolsky	Nikolay Dobrovolsky	20 December 1916	28 February 1917

Ministers of Justice in the Provisional Government/Russian Republic

After the Russian Empire ended in 1917, a new government called the Provisional Government took over. This was a short but important time in Russian history.

Minister			Political Party	Time in Office		Prime Minister
	Alexander Kerensky	Alexander Kerensky	Socialist Revolutionary Party	15 March 1917	18 May 1917		Georgy Lvov
	Pavel Pereverzev	Pavel Pereverzev	Labour Group	18 May 1917	19 July 1917
	Ivan Yefremov	Ivan Yefremov	Progressive Party	23 July 1917	6 August 1917		Alexander Kerensky
	Alexander Zarudny	Alexander Zarudny	Popular Socialist Party	6 August 1917	15 September 1917
	Alexander Demyanov	Alexander Demyanov	Popular Socialist Party	15 September 1917	8 October 1917
	Pavel Malyantovich	Pavel Malyantovich	Social Democratic Labour Party (Menshevik)	8 October 1917	7 November 1917

Ministers of Justice in the Russian SFSR

The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) was a big part of the Soviet Union. During this time, the Minister of Justice worked under the Communist Party's rules.

Minister			Political Party	Time in Office		Head of State
	Georgy Oppokov	Georgy Oppokov	Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolshevik)	8 November 1917	29 November 1917		Lev Kamenev
	Pyotr Stuchka	Pyotr Stuchka	Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolshevik)	29 November 1917	22 December 1917		Yakov Sverdlov
	Isaac Steinberg	Isaac Steinberg	Party of Left Socialist-Revolutionaries	22 December 1917	18 March 1918
	Pyotr Stuchka	Pyotr Stuchka	Communist Party	18 March 1918	14 September 1918
	Dmitry Kursky	Dmitry Kursky	Communist Party	14 September 1918	16 January 1928
							Mikhail Vladimirsky
							Mikhail Kalinin
	Nikolai Janson	Nikolai Janson	Communist Party	16 January 1928	6 March 1931
		Nikolai Krylenko	Communist Party	5 May 1931	20 July 1936
	Ivan Bulat	Ivan Bulat	Communist Party	20 July 1936	31 August 1937
	Vladimir Antonov-Ovseyenko	Vladimir Antonov-Ovseyenko	Communist Party	15 September 1937	11 October 1937
	Yakov Dmitriyev	Yakov Dmitriyev	Communist Party	17 October 1937	25 January 1940
							Aleksei Badayev
	Konstantin Gorshenin	Konstantin Gorshenin	Communist Party	25 January 1940	12 November 1943
	Ivan Basavin	Ivan Basavin	Communist Party	5 January 1944	5 October 1949
							Nikolai Shvernik
							Ivan Vlasov
	Fyodor Belayev	Fyodor Belayev	Communist Party	5 October 1949	11 June 1953
							Mikhail Tarasov
	Anatoly Rubichev	Anatoly Rubichev	Communist Party	11 June 1953	27 March 1957
	Vladimir Boldyrev	Vladimir Boldyrev	Communist Party	11 May 1957	13 April 1963
							Nikolai Ignatov
							Nikolai Organov
							Nikolai Ignatov
	Alexey Kruglov	Alexey Kruglov	Communist Party	13 April 1963	24 September 1970
							Mikhail Yasnov
	Vladimir Blinov	Vladimir Blinov	Communist Party	24 September 1970	15 February 1984
	Alexander Sukharev	Alexander Sukharev	Communist Party	15 March 1984	25 February 1988
							Vladimir Orlov
	Vladimir Abolentsev	Vladimir Abolentsev	Communist Party	5 April 1988	14 July 1990
							Vitaly Vorotnikov
							Boris Yeltsin
	Nikolay Fyodorov	Nikolay Fyodorov	Communist Party	14 July 1990	25 December 1991

Ministers of Justice in the Russian Federation

After the Soviet Union ended, Russia became the Russian Federation. The Minister of Justice continues to play a vital role in upholding the rule of law in modern Russia.

Minister			Political Party	Time in Office		President
	Nikolay Fyodorov	Nikolay Fyodorov	Independent	25 December 1991	24 March 1993		Boris Yeltsin
	Yury Kalmykov	Yury Kalmykov	Independent	24 March 1993	7 December 1994
	Valentin Kovalev	Valentin Kovalev	Independent	5 January 1995	2 July 1997
	Sergei Stepashin	Sergei Stepashin	Independent	2 July 1997	29 March 1998
	Pavel Krasheninnikov	Pavel Krasheninnikov	Independent	29 March 1998	17 August 1999
	Yury Chaika	Yury Chaika	Independent	17 August 1999	23 June 2006
							Vladimir Putin
	Vladimir Ustinov	Vladimir Ustinov	Independent	23 June 2006	12 May 2008
	Alexander Konovalov	Alexander Konovalov	United Russia	12 May 2008	21 January 2020		Dmitry Medvedev
							Vladimir Putin
	Konstantin Chuychenko	Konstantin Chuychenko	United Russia	21 January 2020	Incumbent

Timeline of Ministers of Justice

This timeline shows how long each Minister of Justice served and their political party.

See also

• Justice Minister
• Russian Council of Ministers
• Prosecutor General of Russia