Jan Stráský

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Jan Stráský
President of Czechoslovakia (acting)
In office
20 July 1992  31 December 1992
Preceded by Václav Havel
Succeeded by Position abolished
Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia
In office
2 July 1992  31 December 1992
Preceded by Marián Čalfa
Succeeded by office abolished
Personal details
Born (1940-12-24) 24 December 1940
Pilsen, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Political party Civic Democratic Party

Jan Stráský (born 24 December 1940 in Plzeň) is a Czech politician, who notably served as Prime Minister and acting President of Czechoslovakia in 1992.

Stráský studied philosophy and political economy at the Charles University in Prague.[1] During the 1960s-'80s he worked at the Central bank of Czechoslovakia. From 1964 to 1969 he was a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.

In 1991 Stráský became a member of the Civic Democratic Party, since 1992 he was member of parliament, minister of transportation (1993–95), and minister of health (1995–96). From 2 July - 31 December 1992 he served as prime minister as well as acting president of Czechoslovakia (before it was dissolved).[1] Later he left politics and as of 2005 works in the civil service.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Jan Stráský" (in Czech). Government of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 27 February 2010. 
Political offices
Preceded by
Václav Havel
President of Czechoslovakia (acting)
1992
Succeeded by
(none)
Preceded by
Marián Čalfa
Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia
1992
Succeeded by
(none)
Preceded by
(none)
Minister of Transportation of the Czech Republic
1992–1995
Succeeded by
Vladimír Budínský
Preceded by
Luděk Rubáš
Minister of Health of the Czech Republic
1995–1998
Succeeded by
Zuzana Roithová


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