List of prime ministers of Czechoslovakia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia
Coat of arms
Longest serving Lubomír Štrougal 28 January 1970 – 12 October 1988
Appointer	The President
Formation	14 November 1918; 106 years ago (1918-11-14)
First holder	Karel Kramář
Final holder	Jan Stráský
Abolished	31 December 1992; 32 years ago (1992-12-31)

The Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia was like the main leader of the government in the country of Czechoslovakia. This important job existed from when Czechoslovakia was first created in 1918 until it split into two separate countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, on January 1, 1993.

Sometimes, if the President of Czechoslovakia was not in office, the Prime Minister would take over most of the President's duties. However, the country's rules did not officially create a special role for an "acting president."

Leaders of Czechoslovakia (1918–1992)

This section lists all the people who served as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia. You can see their names, when they were in office, and which political party they belonged to.

Understanding Political Parties

Political parties are groups of people who share similar ideas about how a country should be run. When a Prime Minister is chosen, they usually belong to a specific party.

•      Czechoslovak National Democracy (ČSND)
•      Czechoslovak Social Democratic Party (ČSSD)
•      Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants (RSZML)
•      Party of National Unity (SNJ)
•      Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ)
•      Civic Democratic Union (ODÚ)
•      Civic Democratic Party (ODS)

Other Groups

Sometimes, a Prime Minister might not belong to a specific political party. They are then called an independent politician.

•      Independent

No.	Picture	Name (Born–Died)	Background	Time in Office			Political Party
				Started	Ended	Total Time
First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–1938)
1		Karel Kramář (1860–1937)	Czech	14 November 1918	8 July 1919	236 days	ČSND
2		Vlastimil Tusar (1880–1924)	Czech	8 July 1919	15 September 1920	1 year, 69 days	ČSSD
3		Jan Černý (1874–1959)	Czech	15 September 1920	26 September 1921	1 year, 11 days	Independent
4		Edvard Beneš (1884–1948)	Czech	26 September 1921	7 October 1922	1 year, 11 days	Independent
5		Antonín Švehla (1873–1933)	Czech	7 October 1922	18 March 1926	3 years, 162 days	RSZML
6		Jan Černý (1874–1959)	Czech	18 March 1926	12 October 1926	208 days	Independent
7		Antonín Švehla (1873–1933)	Czech	12 October 1926	1 February 1929	2 years, 112 days	RSZML
8		František Udržal (1866–1938)	Czech	1 February 1929	24 October 1932	3 years, 266 days	RSZML
9		Jan Malypetr (1873–1947)	Czech	24 October 1932	5 November 1935	3 years, 12 days	RSZML
10		Milan Hodža (1878–1944)	Slovak	5 November 1935	22 September 1938	2 years, 321 days	RSZML
Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–1939)
11		Jan Syrový (1888–1970)	Czech	22 September 1938	1 December 1938	70 days	Independent
12		Rudolf Beran (1887–1954)	Czech	1 December 1938	15 March 1939	104 days	RSZML / SNJ
Third Czechoslovak Republic (1945–1948)
13		Zdeněk Fierlinger (1891–1976)	Czech	5 April 1945	2 July 1946	1 year, 88 days	ČSSD
14		Klement Gottwald (1896–1953)	Czech	2 July 1946	15 June 1948	1 year, 349 days	KSČ
Communist Era (1948–1989) Official names: Czechoslovak Republic (1948–1960), Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1960–1989)
15		Antonín Zápotocký (1884–1957)	Czech	15 June 1948	14 March 1953	4 years, 272 days	KSČ
16		Viliam Široký (1902–1971)	Slovak	14 March 1953	20 September 1963	10 years, 190 days	KSČ
17		Jozef Lenárt (1923–2004)	Slovak	20 September 1963	8 April 1968	4 years, 201 days	KSČ
18		Oldřich Černík (1921–1994)	Czech	8 April 1968	28 January 1970	1 year, 295 days	KSČ
19		Lubomír Štrougal (1924–2023)	Czech	28 January 1970	12 October 1988	18 years, 258 days	KSČ
20		Ladislav Adamec (1926–2007)	Czech	12 October 1988	7 December 1989	1 year, 56 days	KSČ
Post–Communist Era (1989–1992) Official names: Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1989–1990), Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1990–1992)
21		Marián Čalfa (born 1946)	Slovak	7 December 1989	2 July 1992	2 years, 208 days	KSČ / VPN / ODÚ
22		Jan Stráský (1940–2019)	Czech	2 July 1992	31 December 1992	182 days	ODS

Timeline of Prime Ministers

This timeline shows when each Prime Minister served. You can see how long each person held the important role.

Images for kids

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  Coat of arms of Bohemia and Moravia during the occupation.

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  Coat of arms of Czechoslovakia used by the government-in-exile.

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  Coat of arms of the First Slovak Republic.

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  Coat of arms of Carpatho-Ukraine.

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Primeros ministros de Checoslovaquia para niños

• List of rulers of Czechs
  • List of Bohemian monarchs
  • List of rulers of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
  • List of presidents of Czechoslovakia
  • President of the Czech Republic
    • List of presidents of the Czech Republic
  • Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
    • List of prime ministers of the Czech Republic
  • President of Slovakia
  • Prime Minister of Slovakia
• List of Czech presidential pets