Mariano Fernández Bermejo (born 1948) is a Spanish jurist and politician, who served as justice minister of Spain from 2007 to 2009.

Early life and education

Bermejo was born in

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, in 1948. He holds a PhD in law, which he obtained from

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in Madrid in November 1969. He also received an advanced degree in community law in 1998.

Career

Bermejo started his career as a lecturer and until 1974 he worked at te

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and at the UNED. In 1974, he began to work as an attorney. He served as a public prosecutor at the provincial courts of

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and Cáceres. He also served as a deputy prosecutor and director of public prosecution in

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. In September 1986, he became the executive advisor to the minister of justice and served in the post until 1989. Bermejo was appointed prosecutor at the supreme court of justice in June 1989. He served as the chief public prosecutor in Madrid from 1992 to 2003. He was dismissed by the People's Party in 2003 due to the tensions between him and party officials. In July 2004, he became director of public prosecution in the department for suits in Madrid. He is a founding member of the Progressive Union of Public Prosecutors. Bermejo is a member of the

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. He was appointed justice minister to the

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led by Prime Minister

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in a reshuffle on 12 February 2007, replacing

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in the post. Bermejo retained his post in a May 2008 reshuffle. He resigned from office on 24 February 2009 due to his alleged intervention to a corruption investigation about a member of the People's Party. Bermejo was replaced by

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in the post. Bermejo was also elected to the Spanish parliament for

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in the 2008 election.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bermejo, Mariano Fernandez 1948 births Complutense University of Madrid alumni Justice ministers of Spain Living people Members of the 9th Congress of Deputies (Spain) People from the Province of Ávila University of Extremadura faculty Spanish prosecutors Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians