Jana Dubovcová

Jana Dubovcová (born 22 June 1952) is a Slovak lawyer and politician. From May to October 2023 she served as the Minister of Justice. Previously, she was the ombudsperson and a judge. She was a deputy Member of the National Council from 2010 to 2012.

Biography
Jana Dubovcová, née Jana Verčíková, was born on 22 June 1952 in Žilina. She studied law at the Comenius University, graduating in 1977.

During her tenure as a judge she earned recognition from the Transparency International a champion of transparency, who was often critical of her fellow judges. Because of this, she faced accusations of politicizing the courts.

Political career
In 2010 Slovak parliamentary election, she gained an MP seat on the list of Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party. She did not serve the entire term as on 28 March 2012 she was elected ombudsman.

As an ombudsman, Dubovcová became known for defending the rights of the Romani residents of a settlement Budulovská nearby the town of Moldava nad Bodvou, who were brutalized by the police. She also criticized the decrease of social transfers for the poor. For her activities as an ombudsman, she received the Human Rights Defender prize from the US embassy.

In the 2020 Slovak parliamentary election Dubovcová ran on the joint list of Progressive Slovakia and SPOLU, which narrowly failed to pass the parliament representation threshold.

On 15 May 2023, the president Zuzana Čaputová installed Dubovcová as the Minister of Justice in her technocratic government.