List of prime ministers of the Czech Republic facts for kids
The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic is a very important job in the Czech government. This person is the head of government, which means they lead the country's daily operations. The job was created in 1993 when Czechoslovakia split into two separate countries: the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The Czech Republic is a parliamentary democracy. This means that the people vote for members of parliament, and these members then choose the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister works closely with the President, who is the head of state.
The first Prime Minister of the Czech Republic was Václav Klaus. He later became the second President of the Czech Republic. The current Prime Minister is Petr Fiala. He is the 13th person to hold this position and has been in office since December 17, 2021. He leads the ODS.
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Czech Prime Ministers in Czechoslovakia (1990–1992)
From March 6, 1990, to December 31, 1992, the Czech Republic was a part of Czechoslovakia. During this time, the Czech Republic had its own Prime Ministers who managed its affairs within the larger country.
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 | |||||||
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Petr Pithart (born 1941) |
6 February 1990 | 29 June 1990 | 877 | Civic Forum (OF) |
I | KSČ – ČSL – OF – ČSS | 1986 |
| 29 June 1990 | 2 July 1992 | II | OF – HSD-SMS – KDU OF later replaced by OH and ODS |
1990 | |||||
| 6 | Civic Movement (OH) |
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| 7 |  |
Václav Klaus (born 1941) |
2 July 1992 | 31 December 1992 | 182 | Civic Democratic Party (ODS) |
I | ODS – KDU-ČSL – ODA – KDS | 1992 |
Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic (Since 1993)
The Czech Republic became an independent country on January 1, 1993, after the split of Czechoslovakia. Since then, the Prime Minister has been the main leader of the government.
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 | ODS – KDU-ČSL – ODA – KDS | 1992 |
| 4 July 1996 | 4 July 1996 | 2 January 1998 | II | ODS – KDU-ČSL – ODA | 1996 | |||||
| 2 |  |
Josef Tošovský (born 1950) |
17 December 1997 | 2 January 1998 | 22 July 1998 | 217 | Independent | • | ODS – KDU-ČSL – ODA ODS later replaced by US |
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| 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) |
• | ČSSD – KDU-ČSL – US–DEU | 2002 |
| 5 |  |
Stanislav Gross (1969–2015) |
26 July 2004 | 4 August 2004 | 25 April 2005 | 273 | Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) |
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| 6 |  |
Jiří Paroubek (born 1952) |
25 April 2005 | 25 April 2005 | 4 September 2006 | 497 | Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) |
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| 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 | ODS – KDU-ČSL – SZ | ||||||
| 8 |  |
Jan Fischer (born 1951) |
9 April 2009 | 8 May 2009 | 13 July 2010 | 460 | Independent | • | No party | |
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Petr Nečas (born 1964) |
28 June 2010 | 13 July 2010 | 10 July 2013 | 1,108 | Civic Democratic Party (ODS) |
• | ODS – TOP 09 – VV VV later replaced by LIDEM |
2010 |
| 10 |  |
Jiří Rusnok (born 1960) |
25 June 2013 | 10 July 2013 | 29 January 2014 | 218 | Independent | • | ČSSD – KDU-ČSL ČSSD exited cabinet |
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| 11 |  |
Bohuslav Sobotka (born 1971) |
17 January 2014 | 29 January 2014 | 13 December 2017 | 1,426 | Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) |
• | ČSSD – ANO 2011 – KDU-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 2011 – ČSSD | ||||||
| 13 |  |
Petr Fiala (born 1964) |
28 November 2021 | 17 December 2021 | Incumbent | 1,333 | Civic Democratic Party (ODS) |
• | SPOLU (ODS – KDU-ČSL – TOP 09) – PirStan (STAN – Piráti) | 2021 |
Timeline of Prime Ministers
This timeline shows when each Prime Minister served. You can see how long each person was in office and which political party they belonged to.
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