Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ousted Gillani and his government on April 26, 2012. He retired on 12 December 2013 as Chief Justice. Chaudhry's legacy is described as having "repurposed a once supine judiciary as a fiercely independent force", but he has also been criticized for judicial overreach and allegations of misuse of office. On 25 December 2015, Chaudhry announced the formation of the Pakistan Justice Democratic Critic Party headed by himself. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was born on 12 December 1948 into Punjabi Rajput family in Quetta, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan. His father, Chaudhry Jan Muhammad, was a police constable. Before the independence in 1947 Chaudhry
Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs (Iceland) Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs. On 1 October 2009, the position became Minister of Justice and Human Rights () and the ministry itself was renamed accordingly. On 31 December 2010, the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights was merged with the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Local Government to form the Ministry of the Interior. Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs (Iceland) The Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs () was the head of Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs, which existed between 1 January 1970 and 1 October 2009. Before the Cabinet of Iceland Act no. 73/1969 took