Vladimír Príkazský

Vladímir Príkazský (30 June 1935 – 12 May 2021) was a Czech politician and journalist.[1] He was a signatory of Charter 77.

Vladímir Príkazský
Minister without Portfolio
In office
13 February 1990 – 27 June 1990
Personal details
Born30 June 1935
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died12 May 2021(2021-05-12) (aged 85)
NationalityCzech
Political partyKSČ
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Biography

Born in Prague, Príkazský graduated from grammar school in Skalica. He was unable to study humanities in university due to his relation to Vladimír Clementis, and therefore studied engineering, completed his military service, and trained as a miner. He became a journalist for Czechoslovak Radio, where he was part of the editorial office on children's broadcasting. Subsequently, he graduated from the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague. As a journalist, he covered the death of Jan Palach.

Príkazský was a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, but was expelled from the party and forced to leave his profession as a journalist. He was a signatory of Charter 77 and drove construction machinery for the state fishery company. In the 1970s and 80s, he was executive director of Charter 77.[2]

Príkazský returned to public life following the Velvet Revolution. He became director of the Lidové noviny publishing house in January 1990. On 13 February 1990, he was appointed Minister without Portfolio in the Marián Čalfa government and held the position until Čalfa's term ended on 27 June 1990.[3]

Vladímir Príkazský died on 12 May 2021 at the age of 85.

References
  1. "Zemřel novinář Príkazský, který chránil vysílání rozhlasu při okupaci" [Death of journalist Príkazský, who protected radio broadcasts during the occupation]. Deník N (in Czech). Prague. 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021.
  2. Čech, Jan (2008). "Kořeny transformačního myšlení v českém disentu před rokem 1989" [The roots of transformational thinking in Czech dissent before 1989] (PDF) (in Czech). Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. "Vláda Mariána Čalfy (10.12.1989-27.06.1990)" [Government of Marián Čalfa (10.12.1989-27.06.1990)]. vlada.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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