Mariano Fernández Bermejo
Spanish jurist, politician and former minister of justice (born 1948)
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Mariano Fernández Bermejo (born 1948) is a Spanish jurist and politician, who served as justice minister of Spain from 2007 to 2009.
Mariano Fernández Bermejo | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 12 February 2007 – 24 February 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Caamaño Domínguez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 (age 77–78) |
| Party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Complutense University |
Early life and education
Bermejo was born in Arenas de San Pedro, Ávila, in 1948.[1][2] He holds a PhD in law, which he obtained from Complutense University in Madrid in November 1969.[1][2] He also received an advanced degree in community law in 1998.[2]
Career
Bermejo started his career as a lecturer and until 1974 he worked at the University of Extremadura and at the UNED.[1] In 1974, he began to work as an attorney.[1] He served as a public prosecutor at the provincial courts of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Cáceres.[1] He also served as a deputy prosecutor and director of public prosecution in Segovia.[1] In September 1986, he became the executive advisor to the minister of justice and served in the post until 1989.[2] Bermejo was appointed prosecutor at the supreme court of justice in June 1989.[1] He served as the chief public prosecutor in Madrid from 1992 to 2003.[3] He was dismissed by the People's Party in 2003 due to the tensions between him and party officials.[3] In July 2004, he became director of public prosecution in the department for suits in Madrid.[1] He is a founding member of the Progressive Union of Public Prosecutors.[2]
He was appointed justice minister to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero in a reshuffle on 12 February 2007, replacing Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar in the post.[2] Bermejo retained his post in a May 2008 reshuffle.[2] 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.[4][5] Bermejo was replaced by Francisco Caamaño Domínguez in the post.[5]
Bermejo was also elected to the Spanish parliament for Murcia province in the 2008 election.[1]
