The Saxon State Ministry of Justice and for Democracy, European Affairs and Gender Equality () is the Ministry of Justice of the Government of the

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. The current minister is Katja Meier. Since 2019, the scope includes democracy (citizen's participation and political education), representation of Saxon interests in the European Union, and gender equality, anti-discrimination and protection from violence.

List of ministers of Justice of Saxony

Since the re-forming of Saxony in 1990, the following have served as state ministers of justice: * Steffen Heitmann (1990–2000) * (2000–2002) *

Thomas de Maizière Karl Ernst Thomas de Maizière (; born 21 January 1954) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Federal Minister of the Interior from 2009 to 2011 and 2013 to 2018, as well as Federal Minister of Defence f ...

(2002–2004) * (2004–2009) *

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(2009–2014) * Sebastian Gemkow (2014–2019) * Katja Meier (2019–present)

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External links

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