title: Juozas Bernatonis
text: # Juozas Bernatonis
  
  Juozas Bernatonis (born 8 September 1953 in Kaunas) is a Lithuanian jurist and politician, Minister of Justice and member of Seimas (1992-2004).
  
  ## Education
  
  In 1976 graduated from Kaunas Polytechnic Institute, Faculty of Chemical Technology. In 1990 graduated from a postgraduate programme in philosophy in Prague and defended his doctor’s thesis. In 2002 graduated from Vilnius University and was awarded a master's degree in law.
  
  From 1992 to 2004 – member of the Seimas. From 2001 to 2003 – Minister of the Interior of the Government led by Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas. From 2006 to 2012 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lithuania to the Estonia. From 13 December 2012 is he the Minister of Justice of the 16th Government from Algirdas Butkevičius.
  
  From 1990 – member, Vice-chairman of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party.
  
  