Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation

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The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation ( Russian Министерство юстиции Российской Федерации ) is the Ministry of Justice of the Government of Russia .

history

The Ministry was established on May 16, 1992 and assumed the functions of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and, since Russia is a continuation state , the Ministry of Justice of the Soviet Union on Russian territory.

The Ministry has been headed by Alexander Konovalov since 2008 and reports directly to the President.

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Coordinates: 55 ° 43 ′ 52 ″  N , 37 ° 36 ′ 56 ″  E