Ewelina Dobrowolska | |
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20th Minister of Justice | |
Assumed office 11 December 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Ingrida Šimonytė |
Preceded by | Elvinas Jankevičius |
Member of Seimas | |
Assumed office 13 November 2020 | |
Constituency | Party list |
Personal details | |
Born | Vilnius,Lithuania | 16 August 1988
Political party | Freedom Party |
Spouse | Daniel Dobrovolskij |
Alma mater | Mykolas Romeris University |
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On 7 December 2020,she was appointed to serve as Minister of Justice in the ŠimonytėCabinet,succeeding Elvinas Jankevičius in that role. [4]
In 2010,she graduated BA in law from the Mykolas Romeris University and the following year she started working as an Assistant Attorney at a law firm.[ citation needed ] She became a member of the European Foundation of Human Rights. She became involved in social activities in the field of combating discrimination and protecting human rights. She represented among others numerous persons in court proceedings concerning the original spelling of surnames.[ citation needed ]
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