| Jaroslav Bureš | |
| Office: | Minister of Justice |
| Term Start: | 2 February 2001 |
| Term End: | 15 July 2002 |
| Primeminister: | Miloš Zeman |
| Predecessor: | Pavel Rychetský |
| Successor: | Pavel Rychetský |
| Office1: | Chairman of the Government Legislative Council |
| Term Start1: | 4 August 2004 |
| Term End1: | 25 April 2005 |
| Primeminister1: | Stanislav Gross |
| Predecessor1: | Karel Čermák |
| Successor1: | Pavel Zářecký |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Mimoň, Czechoslovakia |
| Party: | KSČ (1986–1989) |
| Profession: | Lawyer, judge |
| Alma Mater: | Charles University |
Jaroslav Bureš (born 5 May 1954) is a Czech lawyer, politician, former Minister of Justice and presidential candidate in 2003. He is a judge at a High court in Prague.
Bureš was born in Mimoň. He graduated at Charles University in 1979 and received a law degree. He became a judge at Regional court in Prague and in 1991 he became part of Supreme Court of the Czech Republic.[1]
He was a minister of Justice in 2001-2002. He participated in 2003 presidential election as nominee of Czech Social Democratic Party. He participated in party's primaries but came second.[2] He was allowed to participate in the first ballot but was eliminated in the first round.[3]