Government of the Czech Republic

Government of the Czech Republic
Vláda České republiky
Central government
Overview
Established	1 January 1993 (1993-01-01)
State	Czech Republic
Leader	Prime Minister
Appointed by	Presidential nomination with Chamber of Deputies confirmation
Responsible to	Chamber of Deputies
Headquarters	Straka Academy Prague
Website	http://www.vlada.cz/en

The Government of the Czech Republic (Czech: Vláda České republiky) exercises executive power in the Czech Republic. The members of the government are the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (Chairman of the Government), the deputy ministers and other ministers. It has its legal basis in the Constitution of the Czech Republic.

Overview

The government is led by the Prime Minister, who selects all the remaining ministers. Government of the Czech Republic is responsible to the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic.

The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of the Czech Republic. The current Prime Minister is Bohuslav Sobotka.

Straka Academy, Seat of the Government of the Czech Republic.

Cabinet room of the Government in Straka Academy.

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Current Cabinet

The current government, sworn in on January 29, 2014,^[1][2] is the 13th since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993. It has 17 members and a prime minister. The cabinet consists of the following members:^[3]

Advisory and Working Bodies of the Government

Councils

• National Security Council
• Government Legislative Council
• Inter-ministerial Commission for Roma Community Affairs
• Government Council for Human Rights
• Government Council for National Minorities
• Research and Development Council
• Government Council for Drug Policy Coordination
• Government Dislocation Commission
• Government Board for People with Disabilities
• Government Commissioner for Human Rights
• The Government Council for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men
• Committee for EU
• Independent Panel on the Assessment of the Czech Republic's Long-Term Energy Requirements

Bodies not provided for by the Government Office

• Government Council for Sustainable Development
• The Czech Government Council for Health Care and Environment
• The Government Council for Safety, Hygiene and Health at Work
• Government Council for Seniors and Population Ageing
• Czech Republic Government Council for Road Safety
• National Co-ordination Group for Digital Broadcasting in the CR
• The Czech Commission for UNESCO
• The Central Flood Commission
• The Czech Republics' Council for Quality (in Czech only)
• Government Council for the Revitalization of Areas Affected by Flooding
• Commission on the Management of Occurrences of Infectious Diseases in the Czech Republic
• Government Council for the Information Society
• Commission for the Reconciliation of Relations between the State and Churches and Religious Societies
• Czech Republic Government Council - Investment Council

References

1. ↑ "Nová vláda je po jednání na Hradě a ve Sněmovně blíž ke jmenování" (in Czech). ČTK. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014. 
2. ↑ Janicek, Karel (29 January 2014). "New Czech Republic coalition government sworn in". Seattle Post Intelligencer (originally Associated Press). Retrieved 29 January 2014. 
3. ↑ Governmental Structure