Ministry of Defence (Czech Republic)
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Ministry of Defence is the primary agency of the Czech Republic
responsible for the planning and carrying-out of defense policy. Its current headquarters is located in Prague
. The current Minister of Defence is Alexandr Vondra
.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
responsible for the planning and carrying-out of defense policy. Its current headquarters is located in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. The current Minister of Defence is Alexandr Vondra
Alexandr Vondra
Alexandr "Saša" Vondra is a Czech politician, who currently serves as the Senator from Litoměřice and the nation's Minister of Defence. He is also a Deputy Chairman of the Civic Democratic Party...
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List of Ministers
- Antonín Baudyš (2 July 1992 – 21 September 1994)
- Vilém Holáň (22 September 1994 – 4 July 1996)
- Miloslav Výborný (4 July 1996 – 2 January 1998)
- Michal Lobkowicz (2 January 1998 – 22 July 1998)
- Vladimír Vetchý (22 July 1998 – 4 May 2001)
- Jaroslav Tvrdík (4 May 2001 – 9 June 2003)
- Miroslav KostelkaMiroslav KostelkaMiroslav Kostelka is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Russian Federation. In 2003-2004 he served in the cabinet of Vladimír Špidla as a Minister of Defence.- References :...
(9 July 2003 – 4 August 2004) - Karel Kühnl (4 August 2004 – 4 September 2006)
- Jiří Šedivý (4 September 2006 – 9 January 2007)
- Vlasta ParkanováVlasta ParkanováVlasta Parkanová, née Trnovcová is a Czech politician who served from January 2007 to May 2009 as the nation's Minister of Defence. In 1997–1998 she served as the Minister of Justice....
(9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009) - Martin BartákMartin BartákMartin Barták is a Czech politician. He was the Minister of Defence in the caretaker government of Jan Fischer.- References :...
(8 May 2009 – 13 July 2010) - Alexandr VondraAlexandr VondraAlexandr "Saša" Vondra is a Czech politician, who currently serves as the Senator from Litoměřice and the nation's Minister of Defence. He is also a Deputy Chairman of the Civic Democratic Party...
(13 July 2010 – Present)