Adam Vojtěch
Adam Vojtěch | |
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Minister of Health | |
In office 26 May 2021 – 17 December 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Andrej Babiš |
Preceded by | Petr Arenberger |
Succeeded by | Vlastimil Válek |
In office 13 December 2017 – 21 September 2020 | |
Preceded by | Miloslav Ludvík |
Succeeded by | Roman Prymula |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 21 October 2017 – 21 October 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles University in Prague | 2 October 1986
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Adam Vojtěch (born 2 October 1986) is a
Early life and education
In 2005, Vojtěch reached the semi-finals of
Vojtěch graduated from the faculty of social studies of
Career
Vojtěch was head of the Všehrd Lawyers' Association from 2010–12, before working as a lawyer for Mafra, the media group that is a subsidiary of Babiš' Agrofert business empire. From 2014 to 2017 Vojtěch worked as Babiš' private secretary while he was Minister of Finance.[1] He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in October 2017, and appointed Minister of Health.[1] In September 2020, during a rapid increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the country, Vojtěch resigned as Minister of Health.[3]
After the resignation of Petr Arenberger in May 2021, Vojtěch was appointed Minister of Health for a second time.[4]
On 14 February 2022 he was appointed as the Czech ambassador to Finland.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Adam Vojtech". vlada.cz. Government of the Czech Republic.
- TV Nova. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Beranová, Klára (21 September 2020). "Ministr zdravotnictví Vojtěch rezignoval". PRÁVO. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Vrací se ministr, který nedokázal vzdorovat. Velvyslancem se stane příští rok". seznamzpravy.cz. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Velvyslanec ČR ve Finsku Adam Vojtěch předal pověřovací listiny" (in Czech). Embassy of Czech Republic in Helsinki. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2024.