Bohuslav Sobotka
Bohuslav Sobotka (born October 23, 1971 in Telnice) is a Czech politician. He served as chairman of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) since 2011. He was nominated to be the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic on 17 January 2014 by President Miloš Zeman.[1] He was soon chosen as Prime Minister on 29 January 2014. His term ended on 6 December 2017
Bohuslav Sobotka | |
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| Prime Minister of the Czech Republic | |
| In office 29 January 2014 – 6 December 2017 | |
| President | Miloš Zeman |
| Preceded by | Jiří Rusnok |
| Succeeded by | Andrej Babiš |
| Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 29 May 2010 – 18 February 2018 Acting: 29 May 2010 – 21 March 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Jiří Paroubek |
| Succeeded by | Jan Hamáček |
| In office 26 April 2005 – 13 May 2006 Acting | |
| Preceded by | Stanislav Gross |
| Succeeded by | Jiří Paroubek |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 12 July 2002 – 4 September 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Vladimír Špidla Stanislav Gross Jiří Paroubek |
| Preceded by | Jiří Rusnok |
| Succeeded by | Vlastimil Tlustý |
| Member of Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 1 June 1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 October 1971 Telnice, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Masaryk University |
References
- ↑ "Bohuslav Sobotka: new mild-mannered, leftist Czech PM". GlobalPost (originally Agence France-Presse). 17 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
Other websites
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