Václav Klaus Jr.

Václav Klaus Jr.
Born (1969-09-10) September 10, 1969
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Political party ODS (2002—08, 2016—present)
Spouse(s) Kamila Pojslová (1995-2010)[1]
Lucie Hřebáčková (since 2014)
Children Vojtěch
Kateřina
Jakub
Eliška
Parent(s) Václav Klaus
Livia Klausová

Václav Klaus Jr. (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈklaus]; born 10 September 1969) is a Czech educator and politician. He is a member of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS).[2] He is a candidate for ODS in the 2017 legislative elections, appearing third on the party's list for the Prague constituency. He has been mentioned by some commentators as a future leader of the party.

He is the son of former Czech president Václav Klaus.

Early life and career

Klaus was born on 10 September 1969 to Václav Klaus and his wife Livia Klausová. He graduated from the Faculty of Science of Charles University in 1992.

He became Headmaster of PORG Grammar School in 1998. During his tenure, the school had the best results in the country in 2011 state graduation exams.[3] He left the school in 2014. He was also an adviser to Education Minister Josef Dobeš at the time.[4]

Political career

Education Adviser

In March 2014, Klaus Jr. became Chief Education Adviser to the Civic Democratic Party (ODS).[5] Klaus is highly critical of Minister of Education Kateřina Valachová, and opposed her changes to the roles of school headmasters. He also opposes inclusion,[6][7] and expressed support for a headmistress who banned the wearing of Hijabs in her school.[8]

2017 legislative election

Klaus rejoined ODS in January 2016, having previously been a member from 2002 to 2008.[9]

On 26 September 2016, Klaus announced his intention to participate in the 2017 legislative election.[10] Klaus won the first nomination on 26 January 2017, supported by the Prague 6 ODS organisation.[11] He will participate in the legislative election in Prague, where he is third on the ODS ballot.[12]

He supports Czech withdrawal from the European Union and strict immigration policy. Some political commentators like Petr Honzejk and Martin Zvěřina consider him a possible future leader of the party, and possible rival to the incumbent leader, Petr Fiala.[13][14][15]

Center for Civic Freedoms

In 2017, Klaus founded a think-tank, the Center for Civic Freedoms, focused on civil liberties, economic issues, and education.[16] Klaus said that his aim is for the institute to compete with the Václav Havel Library.[17]

Personal life

Klaus married his first wife Kamila Pojslová in 1995. They have three children. He divorced Kamila in 2010 and married his second wife Lucie Hřebáčková in 2013.[18] They have a daughter, Eliška.[19]

Klaus has a cosmetic defect on his face.[20]

References

  1. "Václav Klaus mladší: S manželkou žijeme odděleně!". Blesk.cz. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. "MF DNES: Václav Klaus mladší se po šesti letech vrací jako posila ODS". iDNES.cz. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. "Nejlepších výsledků ve státních maturitách dosáhlo Klausovo gymnázium". iDNES.cz. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  4. "Klaus ml. je poradcem ministra Dobeše. Chce snížit školní byrokracii | Domov". Lidovky.cz. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  5. "Klaus mladší bude poradcem Petra Fialy pro školství". Deník.cz (in Czech). 21 March 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  6. "Inkluze je zločin na dětech, říká Václav Klaus mladší". Deník.cz (in Czech). 9 December 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  7. "Václav Klaus ml. o školství pro Expres: Valachová je bílým koněm neomarxistů". Expres.cz. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  8. "Hidžáb ve škole. Studentka po zákazu žádá omluvu a odškodné". iDNES.cz. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  9. Nachtmann, Filip (19 January 2016). "Klaus mladší se vrací do ODS. Stane se jedním z volebních lídrů? - Echo24.cz" (in Czech). Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  10. "Václav Klaus mladší chce do politiky. Budu kandidovat ve volbách, říká | Domov". Lidovky.cz. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  11. "Klaus mladší míří do sněmovny. Získal první nominaci - Echo24.cz". Echo24 (in Czech). 25 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  12. "Pražskou kandidátku ODS povede Černochová, Klaus mladší je třetí - iDNES.cz". iDNES.cz. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  13. Honzejk, Petr (26 January 2017). "Václav Klaus mladší jede. Vyfoukne Petru Fialovi ODS?". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  14. "ZVĚŘINA: Prosecká dynastie. Klaus mladší spasitelem ODS nebude | Názory". Lidovky.cz. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  15. "Václav Klaus mladší může uspět, připouští šéf ODS. Má jméno i ostré názory - Seznam Zprávy". www.seznam.cz. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  16. "Klaus ml. zakládá think-tank, který bude hájit občanské svobody". page-maintitle-short-default. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  17. "Klaus mladší zakládá nový institut, chce překonat Havla". TÝDEN.cz. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  18. "Václav Klaus mladší se podruhé oženil, svatba proběhla v hotelu". iDNES.cz. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  19. "Klaus mladší je počtvrté tatínkem, druhá manželka porodila dceru". iDNES.cz. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  20. "Livia Klausová: Zakázali mi otěhotnět!". Blesk.cz. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
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