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List of prime ministers of the Czech Republic

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Petr Fiala is the current Czech Prime Minister since 17 December 2021.

This is a list of prime ministers of the Czech Republic, a political office that was created in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.

The Czech Republic is a parliamentary representative democracy, with the Prime Minister acting as head of government and the President acting as head of state.

The first Prime Minister of the Czech Republic was Václav Klaus, who served as the second President from 7 March 2003 until 7 March 2013. The current and 13th Prime Minister is Petr Fiala, leader of the ODS, who was appointed by the President on November 28, 2021.

6 March 1990 – 31 December 1992: called "Czech Republic" within Czechoslovakia.

Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic (Federal part)

Parties

  OF
  OH (Social-liberal)
  ODS (Liberal-conservative)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party Cabinet Election
Took office Left office Days
6 Petr Pithart
(born 1941)
6 February 1990 29 June 1990 877 Civic Forum
(OF)
I KSČČSLOFČSS 1986
29 June 1990 2 July 1992 II OFHSD-SMSKDU
OF later replaced by OH and ODS
1990
6 Civic Movement
(OH)
7 Václav Klaus
(born 1941)
2 July 1992 31 December 1992 182 Civic Democratic Party
(ODS)
I ODSKDU-ČSLODAKDS 1992

Czech Republic (1993–present)

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From 1 January 1993 after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.

Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic

Parties

  ODS (Liberal-conservative)
  ČSSD (Social democratic)
  ANO (Populist)
  Independent

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party Cabinet Election
Designated Took office Left office Days
1 Václav Klaus
(born 1941)
1 January 1993 1 January 1993 4 July 1996 1,827 Civic Democratic Party
(ODS)
I ODSKDU-ČSLODAKDS 1992
4 July 1996 4 July 1996 2 January 1998 II ODSKDU-ČSLODA 1996
2 Josef Tošovský
(born 1950)
17 December 1997 2 January 1998 22 July 1998 217 Independent ODSKDU-ČSLODA
ODS later replaced by US
3 Miloš Zeman
(born 1944)
17 July 1998 22 July 1998 15 July 2002 1,459 Czech Social Democratic Party
(ČSSD)
ČSSD 1998
4 Vladimír Špidla
(born 1951)
12 July 2002 15 July 2002 4 August 2004 754 Czech Social Democratic Party
(ČSSD)
ČSSDKDU-ČSLUS–DEU 2002
5 Stanislav Gross
(1969–2015)
26 July 2004 4 August 2004 25 April 2005 273 Czech Social Democratic Party
(ČSSD)
6 Jiří Paroubek
(born 1952)
25 April 2005 25 April 2005 4 September 2006 497 Czech Social Democratic Party
(ČSSD)
7 Mirek Topolánek
(born 1956)
16 August 2006 4 September 2006 9 January 2007 996 Civic Democratic Party
(ODS)
I ODS 2006
8 November 2006 9 January 2007 8 May 2009 II ODSKDU-ČSLSZ
8 Jan Fischer
(born 1951)
9 April 2009 8 May 2009 13 July 2010 460 Independent No party
9 Petr Nečas
(born 1964)
28 June 2010 13 July 2010 10 July 2013 1,108 Civic Democratic Party
(ODS)
ODSTOP 09VV
VV later replaced by LIDEM
2010
10 Jiří Rusnok
(born 1960)
25 June 2013 10 July 2013 29 January 2014 218 Independent ČSSD[1]KDU-ČSL
ČSSD exited cabinet[2]
11 Bohuslav Sobotka
(born 1971)
17 January 2014 29 January 2014 13 December 2017 1,426 Czech Social Democratic Party
(ČSSD)
ČSSDANO 2011KDU-ČSL 2013
12 Andrej Babiš
(born 1954)
6 December 2017 13 December 2017 27 June 2018 1,472 ANO 2011 I ANO 2011 2017
6 June 2018 27 June 2018 17 December 2021 II ANO 2011ČSSD
13 Petr Fiala
(born 1964)
28 November 2021 17 December 2021 Incumbent 1,103 Civic Democratic Party
(ODS)
SPOLU (ODSKDU-ČSLTOP 09) – PirStan (STANPiráti) 2021

Timeline

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Petr FialaAndrej BabišBohuslav SobotkaJiří RusnokPetr NečasJan FischerMirek TopolánekJiří ParoubekStanislav GrossVladimir ŠpidlaMiloš ZemanJosef TošovskýVáclav Klaus

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MGR. Marie Benešová". Government of the Czech Republic (in Czech). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ^ Ovčáček, Jiří (23 August 2013). "Benešová musela vystoupit z ČSSD, aby za ni mohla kandidovat". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis.