List of presidents of the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a parliamentary representative democracy, with the president acting as head of state and the prime minister acting as head of government.
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The first president of the Czech Republic was Václav Havel. The president is Petr Pavel, he was sworn into office on 9 March 2023. Until 2012, the president was elected by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, for a term lasting five years. Since 2013 the president is elected by popular vote.
Presidents of the Czech Republic
- Parties
President (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Party | Term | Previous office(s) | ||
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Václav Havel (1936–2011) |
2 February 1993 | 2 February 2003 | Independent | 1 (1993) | President of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1989–1992) |
2 (1998) | |||||||
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Václav Klaus (born 1941) |
7 March 2003 | 7 March 2013 | Civic Democratic Party (ODS) |
3 (2003) | Prime Minister (1992–1998) President of the Chamber of Deputies (1998–2002)[1] |
4 (2008) | |||||||
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Miloš Zeman (born 1944) |
8 March 2013 | 8 March 2023 | Party of Civic Rights (SPO) |
5 (2013) | President of the Chamber of Deputies (1996–1998)[2] Prime Minister (1998–2002) |
6 (2018) | |||||||
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Petr Pavel (born 1961) |
9 March 2023 | Incumbent | Independent | 7 (2023) | Chief of the General Staff (2012–2015) Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (2015–2018) |
See also
References
- "Prof. Ing. Václav Klaus, CSc". Poslanecká sněmovna Parlament České republiky. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- "Ing. Miloš Zeman". Poslanecká sněmovna Parlament České republiky. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
External links
- The Czech constitution. Articles 54-66 are particularly relevant to the presidency.
- The official site of Prague Castle
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