Richard Bienert

Richard Bienert

Richard Bienert (September 5, 1881 - February 2, 1949, both in Prague) was a Czechoslovakian politician. He served as Prime Minister of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia from January 19, 1945 to May 5, 1945. He also served in protectorate governments as minister of interior. His ancestors originated of German Bohemian ethnic descent which had assimilated into Czech society.

Bienert was named as successor of prime minister Jaroslav Krejčí and also as substitute for president Hácha. After the end of World War II, he was sentenced to three years in prison, was released prematurely in 1947, and died two years later.

Government offices
Preceded by Jaroslav Krejčí	Prime Minister of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia 1945	Succeeded by Zdeněk Fierlinger Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia

Prime Ministers of Czechoslovakia

First Czechoslovak Republic	Karel Kramář Vlastimil Tusar Jan Černý Edvard Beneš Antonín Švehla Jan Černý Antonín Švehla František Udržal Jan Malypetr Milan Hodža Jan Syrový

Second Czechoslovak Republic	Jan Syrový Rudolf Beran

Occupation	Government-in-exile: Jan Šrámek Zdeněk Fierlinger

Third Czechoslovak Republic	Zdeněk Fierlinger Klement Gottwald

Communist Era	Antonín Zápotocký Viliam Široký Jozef Lenárt Oldřich Černík Lubomír Štrougal Ladislav Adamec

Post–Communist Era	Marián Čalfa Jan Stráský

External links

Biography (Czech)
Members of Bienert's government, 19.1.1945 - 5.5.1945 at the Wayback Machine (archived May 27, 2008) (Czech)

Authority control	VIAF: 84348868