Ministry of Justice and Peace (Costa Rica)

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Ministry of Justice and Peace (Costa Rica)
Ministerio de Justicia y Paz
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Ministry overview
Formed1870;153 years ago (1870) (first creation)
Jurisdiction Government of Costa Rica
HeadquartersAvenida 12, Calle 1. 10104. Barrio La Dolorosa, Merced, San José
Annual budget 153.020.984.000 (2020)
Minister responsible
  • Gerald Campos Valverde
Website Official website

The Ministry of Justice and Peace of Costa Rica is the ministerial body in charge of administering the country's prisons, assisting the rehabilitation and social reintegration of the prison population, and representing the interests of the State through the General Procurator's Office in Costa Rica. [1]

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In 1847, the Political Constitution established the first precedent of the Ministry of Interior, Foreign Affairs, Governance, Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs. It would not be until June 29, 1870 that the Ministry of Justice was created by decree by Bruno Carranza and Lorenzo Montúfar. The ministry would undergo several changes by decrees over the century to follow. On April 28, 1982, the Organic Law of the Ministry of Justice dictated that the minister would be assigned the following responsibilities:

List of ministers (1990–present)

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