Jan Stráský
Jan Stráský | |
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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 | Pilsen, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | 24 December 1940
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.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jan Stráský" (in Czech). Government of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
Political offices | ||
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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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