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The Czech Republic has a special leader called the Prime Minister. This person is the head of government, which means they are in charge of how the country is run day-to-day. The Prime Minister leads the government and makes sure things like schools, hospitals, and roads work well. The President is the head of state, who represents the country.

The job of Prime Minister in the Czech Republic started in 1993. This was after Czechoslovakia split into two separate countries: the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

The very first Prime Minister of the Czech Republic was Václav Klaus. He later became the President. The person who is Prime Minister right now is Petr Fiala. He became the 13th Prime Minister on December 17, 2021.

Petr Fiala 2019
Petr Fiala is the current Czech Prime Minister since December 17, 2021.

Prime Ministers Before 1993

Even before the Czech Republic became fully independent in 1993, there was a leader called the Prime Minister for the Czech part of Czechoslovakia. This period was from March 6, 1990, to December 31, 1992.

Here are the people who served as Prime Minister during that time:

Political Parties

      OF
      OH
      ODS

No. Photo Name
(Born–Died)
Time in Office Political Party Government Election
Started Ended
6 P. Pithart (Roztoky 1990).jpg Petr Pithart
(born 1941)
6 February 1990 29 June 1990 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)
7 Vaclav Klaus headshot.jpg Václav Klaus
(born 1941)
2 July 1992 31 December 1992 Civic Democratic Party
(ODS)
I ODS – KDU-ČSL – ODA – KDS 1992

Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic (1993–Present)

Since January 1, 1993, the Czech Republic has been an independent country. Here are the Prime Ministers who have served since then:

Political Parties

      ODS
      ČSSD
      ANO
      Independent

No. Photo Name
(Born–Died)
Time in Office Political Party Government Election
Started Ended Total Days
1 Vaclav Klaus headshot.jpg Václav Klaus
(born 1941)
1 January 1993 4 July 1996 1,827 Civic Democratic Party
(ODS)
I ODS – KDU-ČSL – ODA – KDS 1992
4 July 1996 2 January 1998 II ODS – KDU-ČSL – ODA 1996
2 Josef Tošovský, Czech Prime Minister.jpeg Josef Tošovský
(born 1950)
2 January 1998 22 July 1998 217 Independent ODS – KDU-ČSL – ODA
ODS later replaced by US
3 Zeman M 1.JPG Miloš Zeman
(born 1944)
22 July 1998 15 July 2002 1,459 Czech Social Democratic Party
(ČSSD)
ČSSD 1998
4 Vladimir Spidla, 2007 crop.jpg Vladimír Špidla
(born 1951)
15 July 2002 4 August 2004 754 Czech Social Democratic Party
(ČSSD)
ČSSD – KDU-ČSL – US–DEU 2002
5 Stanislav gross.jpg Stanislav Gross
(1969–2015)
4 August 2004 25 April 2005 273 Czech Social Democratic Party
(ČSSD)
6 Jiri Paroubek.jpg Jiří Paroubek
(born 1952)
25 April 2005 4 September 2006 497 Czech Social Democratic Party
(ČSSD)
7 Mirek Topolanek.jpg Mirek Topolánek
(born 1956)
4 September 2006 9 January 2007 996 Civic Democratic Party
(ODS)
I ODS 2006
9 January 2007 8 May 2009 II ODS – KDU-ČSL – SZ
8 Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Jan Fischer.JPG Jan Fischer
(born 1951)
8 May 2009 13 July 2010 460 Independent No party
9 Latvijas un Čehijas premjerministru tikšanās (8747337376) (cropped).jpg Petr Nečas
(born 1964)
13 July 2010 10 July 2013 1,108 Civic Democratic Party
(ODS)
ODS – TOP 09 – VV
VV later replaced by LIDEM
2010
10 Jiri Rusnok2.JPG Jiří Rusnok
(born 1960)
10 July 2013 29 January 2014 218 Independent ČSSD – KDU-ČSL
ČSSD exited cabinet
11 Bohuslav Sobotka Rozhlas 2015.JPG Bohuslav Sobotka
(born 1971)
29 January 2014 13 December 2017 1,426 Czech Social Democratic Party
(ČSSD)
ČSSD – ANO 2011 – KDU-ČSL 2013
12 A Babiš Praha 2015.JPG Andrej Babiš
(born 1954)
13 December 2017 27 June 2018 1,472 ANO 2011 I ANO 2011 2017
27 June 2018 17 December 2021 II ANO 2011 – ČSSD
13 Petr Fiala 2019 Praha.jpg Petr Fiala
(born 1964)
17 December 2021 Incumbent 1,305 Civic Democratic Party
(ODS)
SPOLU (ODS – KDU-ČSL – TOP 09) – PirStan (STAN – Piráti) 2021

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