Petr Nečas

RNDr. Petr Nečas
9th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
In office
13 July 2010 – 10 July 2013
President Václav Klaus
Miloš Zeman
Preceded by Jan Fischer
Succeeded by Jiří Rusnok
Minister of Defence
In office
21 December 2012 – 19 March 2013
Preceded by Karolína Peake
Succeeded by Vlastimil Picek
Leader of the Civic Democratic Party
In office
20 April 2010 – 17 June 2013
Preceded by Mirek Topolánek
Succeeded by Martin Kuba
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
In office
4 September 2006 – 8 May 2009
Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek
Preceded by Zdeněk Škromach
Succeeded by Petr Šimerka
Personal details
Born (1964-11-19) 19 November 1964
Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia
(now Czech Republic)
Political party Civic Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Radka Nečasová (1984-2013)
Jana Nečasová (2013–present)
Children Ondřej
Tomáš
Tereza
Marie
Alma mater Jan Evangelista Purkyně University
Religion Roman Catholicism[1]
Signature
Website Official website

Petr Nečas (born 19 November 1964; Czech pronunciation: [ˈpɛtr̩ ˈnɛtʃas]) is a Czech businessman and former politician who served as 9th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic and leader of the Civic Democratic Party from 2010 to 2013.

Nečas was sworn into office as Prime Minister on 28 June 2010. He resigned on 17 June 2013, in the aftermath of a police investigation in which his chief of staff and alleged mistress Jana Nagyová (now Nečasová) was arrested.

Private life and education

Nečas was born in Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic, on 19 November 1964.[2] He attended gymnasium in Uherské Hradiště from 1979 to 1983. He graduated from the Faculty of Science at the University of J.E. Purkyně in Brno in 1988.[2]

Nečas met his future wife, Radka Nečasová, at school when he was 18. In 2013, he filed for divorce and not long after married his former chief of staff, Jana Nagyová.

Career

Peter Nečas studied plasma physics. Before he was elected to the Czech Parliament he worked as research and development engineer in the semiconductor industry, dealing with plasma processes. From 1988 to 1992, he worked as developer for Tesla Rožnov. He became a member of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) in 1991 and was named deputy defence minister in 1995. One year later, he was elected member of the Chamber of Deputies. From 4 September 2006 to 8 May 2009, Nečas was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Affairs.

In March 2010, he replaced Mirek Topolánek as leader of the party. The Civic Democratic Party won second place in the 2010 Czech legislative election and shortly after that Nečas announced his intention to stand for the post of party chairman.[3][4]

In 2011 Nečas supported European organizations signing an agreement on the establishment of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience for studies on the totalitarian past. On this occasion, Nečas highlighted that all four countries of the Visegrad Group have gone through two totalitarian regimes in their modern history. “This must not be forgotten, because it was a period of fight for freedom,” said Petr Nečas. He added: “Our nations deserve the truth about their past and I believe that the establishment of this Platform will help to find the truth about this history.”

In 2012 Prime Minister Petr Nečas urged all Czechs to avoid drinking "any alcohol whose origin is uncertain" due to a fatal methanol poisoning affair in the Czech Republic which caused more than 40 casualties, including several cases of people being blinded.

In 2013 Nečas supported Israel on the occasion of the Czech Republic's voting at the United Nations.[5] Due to an historical affinity, Nečas claimed, "We've got a special feeling for Israel's situation—that of a small nation surrounded by enemies."[6]

In June 2013, the Police Unit for Combating Organized Crime and the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in Olomouc organized a raid against organized crime. It involved several high-ranking state officials and politicians, including Jana Nagyova, the then chief of staff of Prime Minister Nečas. Initially Nečas refused to resign but he finally did so on 17 June.[7][8] In February 2014, the police charged him with bribery.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Katolík Nečas pochválil Klause i Duku kvůli katedrále [online]. [27 December 2010]. Dostupné online. (Czech)
  2. 1 2 "Dr. Petr Nečas". Government. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Kopecký, Josef (30 May 2010). "Nečas a Sobotka den po volbách řekli, že budou kandidovat na šéfy stran – iDNES.cz" (in Czech). iDnes. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  4. ↑ "Czech ODS leader Necas wants to be Prime Minister". České Noviny (Czech Press Agency). 30 May 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  5. ↑ Cnaan Liphshiz (18 May 2012). "Czech PM to ‘Post’: We’ll support Israel in EU". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Klaus names Necas new Czech prime minister". České Noviny (Czech Press Agency). 28 June 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  7. ↑ "Nečas už není premiér, na Hradě předal Zemanovi demisi" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  8. ↑ Jiřička, Jan (14 June 2013). "Nečas odsoudil postup policie, trafiky považuje za politickou dohodu". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  9. ↑ Hana Válková (11 February 2014). "Policie obvinila expremiéra Neèase z podplácení bývalých poslancù ODS". iDNES.cz.

External links

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Party political offices
Preceded by
Mirek Topolánek		 Leader of the Civic Democratic Party
2010–2013 		Succeeded by
Martin Kuba
Political offices
Preceded by
Jan Fischer		 Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
2010–2013 		Succeeded by
Jiří Rusnok
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