Ivan Langer

Ivan Langer
Minister of the Interior
In office
2006 – 8 May 2009
Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek
Preceded by František Bublan
Succeeded by Martin Pecina
Personal details
Born January 1, 1967 (1967-01-01) (age 45)
Olomouc), Czechoslovakia
Political party Civic Democratic Party
Alma mater Palacký University, Olomouc

MUDr. Mgr. Ivan Langer (born on 1 January 1967 in Olomouc) is a Czech politician, member of the Civic Democratic Party since 1991. He is a vice-chairman of the CDP. Since 2006 to 2009 he was a Ministr of the Interior and Informatics. In 2000 Langer secretly lobbyied on behalf of developer Luděk Sekyra, who tried to acquire major Czech construction company IPS.[1] Czech media openly connect him with organized crime [2][3] (see also article František Mrázek).

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Education

Career

References

  1. ^ Ondřej Šťastný, Možná jsem byl naivní, říká Langer o lobbingu pro Mrázkova známého, iDNES, 20 September 2008
  2. ^ Za Sekyrovu firmu napojenou na kmotra Mrázka lobboval i Langer
  3. ^ Langer zakázal detektivovi veřejně mluvit o spisu Krakatice

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