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.
He graduated at Charles University in 1979 and received a law degree.
He participated in 2003 presidential election as nominee of Czech Social Democratic Party.
[2] He was allowed to participate in the first ballot but was eliminated in the first round.