Ministry of Justice (Russia)

Ministry of Justice of
the Russian Federation

Министе́рство юсти́ции Росси́йской Федера́ции
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Formed	1991
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Justice of the RSFSR (1946-1963, 1970-1991) People's Commissariat for Justice of the RSFSR (1917—1946) Ministry of Justice of the Russian Empire (1802—1917) Collegium of Justice (1717—1802)
Jurisdiction	President of Russia
Headquarters	Zhitnaya Street 14 Yakimanka District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow 55°43′53″N 37°36′42″E / 55.73139°N 37.61167°E / 55.73139; 37.61167
Minister responsible	Konstantin Chuychenko, Minister of Justice
Child agencies	Federal Penitentiary Service Federal Bailiffs Service
Website	minjust.gov.ru

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министе́рство юсти́ции Росси́йской Федера́ции, Миню́ст Росси́и) is a ministry of the Government of Russia responsible for the legal system and penal system.

The Ministry of Justice is the federal authority for operating Russia's courts and correctional services with enforcement by two subordinate executive federal agencies: the Federal Bailiffs Service (FSSP) and the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN). The Ministry of Justice is headquartered at Zhitnaya Street 14 in Yakimanka District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow.

The Ministry of Justice was founded in 1991 by renaming of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian SFSR following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, but claims succession from the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Empire founded in 1802.

Konstantin Chuychenko has been the Minister of Justice since 21 January 2020.^[1]