The Ministry of Justice was established in 1918. Its functions and tasks are determined by its statute. The ministry is also run by the Secretary of State . The main tasks of the State Secretary are the organization of the development of sectoral policies and strategies, the implementation of sectoral policies, the management of the institution's administrative work and the organization of the implementation of ministry functions.
| Minister of Justice (1918-1940) | | # | First name, surname (Born-dead) | Term of office | Political party / affiliation | The Cabinet of Ministers | Notes |
| 1 | Peter Yurazevsky (1872-1942) | 1918 . November 19 - 1919 .March 14 | not known | Interim Government of Latvia |
| 2 | Eduard Strautnieks (1886-1946) | 1919 . March 14 - July 13 | Latvian Republican Party |
| 3 | Edwin Magnus (1888-1974) | 1919 . July 14 - December 8 | German-Baltic Reform Party |
| 4 | Karlis Pauļuks (1870-1945) | 1919 . December 9 - 1920 . June11th | Latvian Farmers' Union |
| 5 | Rudolf Bennus (1881-1940) | 1920 . June 12 - 1921 . June 18 | Labor Party of Latvia | Ulmanis 1st Cabinet of Ministers |
| 6 | Vilis Holcmanis (1889-1941) | 1921 . On June 19 - 1924 .January 26 | Landlord Party | Meierovics 1st Cabinet of Ministers | |
| Meierovica 2. The Cabinet of Ministers |
| Pauļuka Cabinet |
| Meierovica 3. The Cabinet of Ministers |
| 7 | Voldemar Zamuelle (1872-1948) | 1924 . January 25 - April 10 | Democratic Center | Zamuliete Cabinet of Ministers |
| 8 | July Arja (1884-1967) | 1924 . April 10 - December 17 | Democratic Center |
| 1924 . December 17 - 1925 . On March 3, nobody accepted the post | Pelmenė 1 Cabinet of Ministers |
| (1.) | Peter Yurazevsky (1872-1942) | 1925 . March 3 - December 23 | Democratic Center | 2nd time |
| 1924 . December 24 - 1926 . On January 26, nobody accepted the post | Ulmanis 2nd Cabinet |
| 9 | Ansis Petrevics (1882-1941) | 1926 . January 26 - May 6 | National association |
| 10 | Erasts Bite (1880-1942) | 1926 . May 7 - 1927 . October26th | Democratic Center | Alberne Cabinet |
| 11 | Juris Pabērss (1891-1961) | 1927 . October 27 - 1927 .November 14 | Progressive People's Association | |
| Skujenieka 1st Cabinet |
| 1927 . November 14 - 1928 . On January 24, nobody accepted the post |
| (3.) | Edwin Magnus (1888-1974) | 1928 . January 24 - November 30 | German-Baltic Reform Party | Yaroshevsky Cabinet |
| 12 | Baldwin Disterlo (1869-1937) | 1928 . December 1 - 1929 .January 23 | German-Baltic Reform Party | Pelmina 2. Cabinet of Ministers |
| 13 | Bernhard Burent (1892-1946) | 1929 . January 24 - November 27 | German-Baltic Reform Party |
| 1929 . November 27 - 1929 . On December 19, nobody accepted the post |
| (11.) | Juris Pabērss (1891-1961) | 1929 . December 19 - 1931 .December 5 | Progressive people's association (until 1931 . On 14 June ) | 2nd time |
| Latgale progressive Farmers Association (from 1931 . Of 1931 on 14 June ) | Ulmanis 3rd Cabinet |
| 14 | Atis Ķeniņš (1874-1961) | 1931 . December 6 - 1933 .March 23 | Democratic Center | Skujenieks 2nd Cabinet |
| 15 | Antons Ozols (1878-1956) | 1933 . On March 24 - 1934 .March 16 | Christian National Union | The cattery's Cabinet |
| 16 | Janis Balodis (1881-1965) | 1934 . March 17 - May 15 | Latvian Farmers' Union | Ulmanis 4th Cabinet |
| 16 | Herman Apsītis (1893-1942) | 1934 . May 16 - 1940 . June19th | Without party | Ulmanis 5th Cabinet |
| (11.) | Juris Pabērss (1891-1961) | 1940 . June 21 - July 21 | Without party | Kirhenšteina The Cabinet of Ministers |
| Minister of Justice (1940 - 1990) | | # | First name, surname (Born-dead) | Term of office | Political party / affiliation | Notes |
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| Andrey Jablonsky (1880-1951) | 1940 . August 13 - 1951 . March of the year | Latvian Communist Party |
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| Emīlija Veinberga (1896-1989) [1st female] | 1951 . On March - 1959 . on October | Latvian Communist Party |
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| Jānis Dzenītis (1929-2001) | 1970 . On October - 1980 . March of the year | Latvian Communist Party |
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| Vladimir Laivins (1940-1991) | 1980 . On March - 1985 . on January | Latvian Communist Party |
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| Janis Salenieks (1948) | 1985 . On January - 1988 . on July | Latvian Communist Party |
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| Viktors Skudra (1943-2011) | 1988 . On July - 990 . May 7 | Latvian Communist Party |
| Minister for Justice (1990–present) | | # | First name, surname (Born-dead) | Term of office | Political party / affiliation | The Cabinet of Ministers | Notes |
| 18 | Viktors Skudra (1943-2011) | 1990 . June 5 - 1993 .May 18 | Latvian People's Front | Council of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia |
| 19th | Egil Levits (1955) | 1993 . On March 8 - 1994 .September 19 | Latvian Road | Birkavka Cabinet |
| 20 | Romāns Apsītis (1939) | 1994 . September 19 -1995 . December 21 | Latvian Road | Gaiļa Cabinet of Ministers |
| 21 | Dzintars Rasnacs (1963) | 1995 . On December 21 -1998 . November 26 | For Fatherland and Freedom (up to 1997 . On August 7 ) | Slices 1. The Cabinet of Ministers | |
| Slices 2. The Cabinet of Ministers |
| For Fatherland and Freedom / LNNK (from 1997 . On 7 August ) | Coastal Cabinet |
| 22 | Ingrīda Labucka (1963) | 1998 . November 26, 1999- 1999 . July 16 | New party | Krestopan Cabinet |
| 23 | Valdis Birkavs (1942) | 1999 . July 16 - 2000 .May 5 | Latvian Road | Slice 3. Cabinet |
| (22.) | Ingrīda Labucka (1963) | 2000 . May 5 - 2002 .November 7 | New party | Berzina Cabinet of Ministers | 2nd time |
| 24 | Aivars Aksenoks (1961) | 2002 . November 7 -2004 . March 9 | New time | Repse Cabinet |
| 25 | Vineta Muižniece (1956) | 2004 . September 3 -December 2 | People's Party | Emša Cabinet of Ministers |
| 26 | Solvita Āboltiņa (1963) | 2004 . December 2 -2006 . April 7 | New time | Kalvitis 1. The Cabinet of Ministers |
| 27 | Guntars Grinwald (1973) | 2006 . April 8 - November 7 | First Party of Latvia |
| 28 | Gaidis Bērziņš (1970) | 2006 . November 7 -2009 . March 12 | Fatherland and Freedom / LNNK | Godmanis Cabinet |
| 29 | Mareks Seglins (1970) | 2009 . On March 12 - 2010. March 22 | People's Party | Dombrovskis 1. The Cabinet of Ministers |
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| Uldis Augulis (1972) | 2010 . March 23 - April 19 | Union of Green and Farmers | duty officer |
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| Imants Lieģis (1955) | 2010 . April 20 - November 3 | Civic Union | duty officer |
| 30 | Aigars Stokenbergs (1963) | 2010 . On November 3 -2011 . October 25 | Unity ( Society for Political Change ) (up to 2011 . On 6 August ) | Dombrovskis 2nd The Cabinet of Ministers | |
| Unity (from 2011 . On 6 August ) |
| (28.) | Gaidis Bērziņš (1970) | 2011 . October 25 - 2012. June 21 | National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" | Dombrovskis 3rd The Cabinet of Ministers | 2nd time |
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| Žaneta Jaunzeme-Grende (1964) | 2012 . June 21 - July 5 | National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" | acting officer |
| 31 | Jan Bordan (1967) | 2012 . July 5 - 2014 .January 22 | Without Party (up to 2012 . On 18 July ) | |
| National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" ( 2012 . On July 18 - 2013 . On November 1 ) | Dombrovskis 3. The Cabinet of Ministers |
| Without the party (from 2013 . On 1 November ) |
| 32 | Baiba Broka (1975) | 2014 . January 22 - August 6 | National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" | Straightness 1. The Cabinet |
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| Dace Melbourde (1971) | 2014 . August 6 - August 21 | Without party | acting officer |
| (28.) | Gaidis Bērziņš (1970) | 2014 . August 21 -November 5 | National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" | 3rd time |
| (21.) | Dzintars Rasnacs (1963) | 2014 . November 5 - now | National Alliance "All For Latvia!" – "For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK" | Strain 2. Cabinet | |
| Kučinskis Cabinet |