The Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights (Greek: Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης, Διαφάνειας και Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων) is the government department entrusted with the supervision of the legal and judicial system of Greece. Current minister is the independent Nikos Paraskevopoulos.
It was founded as the State Secretariat for Justice (Ἡ ἐπὶ τῆς Δικαιοσύνης Γραμματεία τῆς Ἐπικρατείας) in April 1833, and later known as the Ministry of Justice (Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης). It received its current name in October 2009 under prime minister George Papandreou.
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Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA