Jan Stráský
Ján Stráský | |
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Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia | |
In office 2 July 1992 – 31 December 1992 | |
Prime Minister | Václav Havel |
Preceded by | Marián Čalfa |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Pilsen, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | 24 December 1940
Died | 6 November 2019 Prague, Czech Republic | (aged 78)
Political party | KSČ (1964–1969) ODS (1991–1998) US–DEU (1998–2001) |
Jan Stráský (24 December 1940 – 6 November 2019[1]) was a Czech politician. He served as the last prime minister of Czechoslovakia in 1992.[2]
Biography
[edit]Stráský studied philosophy and political economy at the Charles University in Prague.[3] From 1958 to 1990 he worked at the Central bank of Czechoslovakia. From 1964 to 1969 he was a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
In 1991 Stráský became a member of the Civic Democratic Party. From 1992 he was a member of parliament, minister of transportation (1993–1995), and minister of health (1995–1996). From 2 July to 31 December 1992 he served as prime minister. When Czechoslovak President Václav Havel resigned on 20 July 1992 due to his disagreement with the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, Stráský also took on some presidential duties until the country was formally dissolved at the end of 1992.[3]
From 2001 to 2006 Stráský was the regional head of government in the South Bohemian Region, at which point he left politics. From 2011 to 2012 he was the director of Šumava National Park.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ve věku 78 let zemřel poslední premiér federální vlády Jan Stráský". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ "Zemřel Jan Stráský". novinky.cz (in Czech). 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Jan Stráský" (in Czech). Government of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ "Ropákem roku je ředitel Šumavy Stráský, i kvůli diskreditaci poslání parku". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 27 April 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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