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Jan Fischer
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Fischer in 2010
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| Prime Minister of the Czech Republic | |
| In office 9 April 2009 – 13 July 2010 |
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| President | Václav Klaus |
| Preceded by | Mirek Topolánek |
| Succeeded by | Petr Nečas |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 10 July 2013 – 29 January 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Jiří Rusnok |
| Preceded by | Miroslav Kalousek |
| Succeeded by | Andrej Babiš |
| First Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic | |
| In office 10 July 2013 – 29 January 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Jiří Rusnok |
| Preceded by | Karel Schwarzenberg |
| Succeeded by | Andrej Babiš |
| President of the Statistical Office | |
| In office 24 April 2003 – 27 July 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Marie Bohatá |
| Succeeded by | Iva Ritschelová |
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| Born | 2 January 1951 Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Political party | Communist Party (1980–1989) Independent (1989–present) |
| Spouse | Dana Fischerová |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Economics |
Jan Fischer (born 2 January 1951) is a Czech politician. He served as the prime minister of the Czech Republic from April 2009 to July 2010. During this time, he led a special government that took over for a short period.
Later, he was the Minister of Finance from July 2013 to January 2014. This was also part of a temporary government. Before becoming prime minister, he worked as a statistician for many years. He was the head of the Czech Statistical Office starting in April 2003.
In 2012, Jan Fischer decided to run for president in the 2013 presidential election. He came in third place and did not move on to the final round of voting.
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About Jan Fischer
Early Life and School
Jan Fischer was born in Prague, which was then part of Czechoslovakia. His father was a scientist who studied math and statistics. He used these skills in areas like genetics and medicine. His mother was also a statistician.
Jan Fischer's father was Jewish and had survived the Holocaust. His mother was Catholic. Jan Fischer grew up in a family with both faiths and identifies as Jewish.
He went to the University of Economics, Prague. In 1974, he finished his studies in statistics. He continued his education and earned another degree in economic statistics in 1985. From 1980 to 1989, he was a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. He left the party when the Communist government ended in 1989.
Jan Fischer is married and has three children. His oldest son, Jakub, is a professor of statistics. He also works as a dean at the University of Economics, Prague.
His Career Path
After finishing college, Jan Fischer started working at the Federal Statistical Office. In 1990, he became its vice-chairman. He kept this job until Czechoslovakia split into two countries. Then, he became the first vice-president of the new Czech Statistical Office.
Since the early 1990s, he was in charge of counting votes for elections in the Czech Republic. In 2003, he was chosen to be the president of the Czech Statistical Office. He held this important role until 2010.
Becoming Prime Minister
In March 2009, the government led by Mirek Topolánek lost a vote of no confidence. This happened while the Czech Republic was leading the European Union. Jan Fischer was then suggested to become the new Prime Minister of the Czech Republic.
He was chosen by the two main political parties in the Czech Republic. His government started on May 8, 2009. The plan was to hold new elections in October. However, due to unexpected events, the elections were moved to May 2010. Jan Fischer decided to stay on as prime minister until then. He became very popular during this time.
He also supported a conference called "Crimes of the Communist Regimes." This conference discussed the bad things that happened under Communist rule.
Running for President
In February 2012, Jan Fischer announced he would run for president. The election was held in January 2013. Many polls showed he was a favorite to win, along with former prime minister Miloš Zeman.
However, Jan Fischer did not win the first round of the election. He lost to Miloš Zeman and the foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg. Before the election, some people criticized him for being a member of the Communist Party in the past.
See also
In Spanish: Jan Fischer para niños
