Alena Schillerová
Alena Schillerová MP | |
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Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic | |
In office 30 April 2019 – 17 December 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Andrej Babiš |
Preceded by | Richard Brabec |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 13 December 2017 – 17 December 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Andrej Babiš |
Preceded by | Ivan Pilný |
Succeeded by | Zbyněk Stanjura |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
Assumed office 9 October 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Alena Dupalová[1] 18 March 1964 Brno, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
Political party | Independent (nominated by ANO 2011) (2017–2021) ANO 2011 (2021–present) |
Spouse | Jaroslav Schiller |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Masaryk University |
Signature | |
Alena Schillerová (née Dupalová, born 18 March 1964)
Early life and education
A graduate of
Political career
2010s
On 1 January 2016, Schillerová was appointed expert deputy Minister of Finance, replacing Simona Hornochová.[4] By the end of 2017, she showed her priority in the position of deputy was also the preparation of a completely new law on income tax.[5]
In May 2017, Andrej Babiš requested that Schillerová should replace him as Minister of Finance.[6] At the time, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka rejected her nomination, saying she was too close to Babiš.[7] Instead, Ivan Pilný was nominated.[8]
At the end of June 2018, Babiš requested Schillerová again for the post of Minister of Finance of the Czech Republic in his second cabinet.[9] She was appointed by Zeman again on 27 June 2018[10] and became vice-president on 30 April 2019.[11]
During her tenure, the government introduced a 7% digital tax in 2019 aimed at boosting state revenue by taxing advertising by global internet giants like Google and Facebook, based on earlier ideas for pan-European legislation.[12]
2020s
During the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic, Schillerová was one of the key people determining the economic strategy, helping the self-employed affected by the effects of the pandemic.[13] According to Neolivní, she lives with an income of CZK 173,000 per month in a luxury apartment of 100 m 2 in Salvátorská Street in Prague 1, while the state pays for her living expenses.[14]
In the 2021 Czech parliamentary election, Schillerová was a non-party leader of the ANO 2011 movement in the South Moravian Region,[15] elected as an MP with 22,968.[16] She became the new chairperson of the ANO 2011 Parliamentary Club on 12 October, replacing Jaroslav Faltýnek .[17] Schillerová joined the ANO 2011 movement on 19 October 2021,[18] later becoming its vice-president at the movement's assembly in February 2022.[19]
In the 2022 Czech municipal elections, Schillerová did not run for the Brno City Council from the 30th place as a candidate of the ANO 2011.[20] She also ran for the Brno-Komín Municipal Council from the last 17th place of the ANO 2011 candidate list, but did not get the mandate of the representative of the city district.[21]
In February 2023, Babiš and Karel Havlíček named Schillerová the new main face of the movement.[22] At the party assembly in February 2024, she defended the position of rank-and-file vice president.[23]
Personal life
Schillerová is married to Jaroslav Schiller; they have two children named Petra and Jaroslav.[24] Her daughter, Petra Rusňaková, is married to David Rusňák , who was investigated in the case of false information from police database.[25] Schillerová has three grandchildren (Jaroslav's children Jaroslav and Laura; Petra's son František).[26]
Controversy
The Czech government's official website states that she speaks English, German and Russian.[3] However, her proficiency in English came under scrutiny in 2020 after a series of reports by Czech news outlets questioning it.[27] Further concerns were raised by the minister's refusal to conduct interviews in English and her reported lack of participation in EU meetings conducted in the language.[27]
At the end of January 2022, Seznam Zprávy reported that the Ministry of Finance had spent almost 2 million CZK on salaries and rewards for the photographer and cameraman, employees of the press department, who took Schillerová's photos and filmed her from her social media profiles.[28] However, the Czech Republic should demand Schillerová's money back, as there might be use of public assets for personal use.[29]
References
- ^ Šindelář, Rudolf (3 September 2021). "Alena Schillerová se představila: Obyčejná ženská z Brna, hrdá matka. 7 let v Praze a srdce na jižní Moravě. Promluvil politolog". Život v Česku (in Czech). Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "JUDr. Alena Schillerová, Ph.D." MFCR (in Czech). 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "Alena Schillerová". Government of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Náměstkyni ministra financí Hornochovou nahradí Schillerová z Finanční správy". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 23 December 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ Vlková, Jitka (26 August 2017). "Jednodušší daňové přiznání? Snad za tři roky, říká náměstkyně Schillerová". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Lopatka, Jan; Müller, Robert (12 May 2017). "Czech finance minister proposes deputy replace him as solution to crisis". Reuters.
- ^ Müller, Robert (14 May 2017). "Czech PM rejects finance minister nominee in coalition crisis". Reuters.
- ^ Müller, Robert (17 May 2017). "Czech PM accepts new finance minister to end government dispute". Reuters.
- ^ Kopecký, Josef (22 June 2018). "Babiš zveřejnil návrh složení nové vlády. Budou v ní Malá i Nováková". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra.
- ^ Kopecký, Josef (22 June 2018). "Prezident jmenoval vládu bez Pocheho. Půjde ji osobně podpořit před poslance". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra.
- ^ Kopecký, Josef (30 April 2019). "Zeman jmenoval ministry. Už to tady jednou bylo, Maruško, řekl Benešové". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra.
- ^ Hovet, Jason (18 November 2019). "Czech government approves digital tax aimed at internet giants". Reuters.
- ^ "Nárok i bez poklesu příjmů. Schillerová oznámila změny ohledně příspěvku živnostníkům". Czech Radio (in Czech). 3 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Slonková, Sabina (6 May 2020). "Schillerová bydlí v luxusu Pařížské ulice. Platí stát". Neovlivní (in Czech). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Jihomoravské ANO pošpiněné Stokou povede do voleb ministryně Schillerová. V Praze se odehraje souboj žen". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 1 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané ve dnech 8.10 – 9.10.2021". Czech Statistical Office (in Czech). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Koalice Spolu chce funkci předsedy sněmovny. Klub ANO povede Schillerová, nahradí Faltýnka". Czech Radio (in Czech). 12 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Zykmundová, Barbora (20 October 2021). "Schillerová i Havlíček vstoupili do ANO. V Babišově vládě byli dosud jako nestraníci". CNN Prima News (in Czech). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Babiš obhájil post šéfa ANO, za dva roky už kandidovat nebude. Prvním místopředsedou je Havlíček". Czech Radio (in Czech). 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí konané 23.09 – 24.09.2022 | Obec Brno | Kandidátní listina ANO 2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí konané 23.09 – 24.09.2022 | Obec Brno-Komín | Kandidátní listina ANO 2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ Gavenda, Jaroslav; Rambousková, Michaela; Stuchlíková, Lucie (8 February 2023). "Babiš udělal úkrok stranou. ANO představilo dvě "hlavní tváře"". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech).
- ^ Kopecký, Josef (10 February 2024). "Babiš zůstal v čele ANO. Ve vládě chce uklidit zemi, usiluje o zrazené voliče". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra.
- ^ Onderka, Josef (8 June 2021). "40 let šťastně spolu: Kdo je tajemný manžel Aleny Schillerové, pan Jaroslav". Extra (in Czech).
- ^ "Žalobci podmíněně zastavili stíhání zetě Schillerové". Neovlívni (in Czech). 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ Charvát, Jiří (6 August 2018). "Alena Schillerová přivítala do rodiny třetí vnouče. Jako babička prý děti rozmazluje, dcera jí to vyčítala". Extra (in Czech).
- ^ a b "Angličtina, o které se mluví. Poslechněte si šéfku státní kasy". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). 15 May 2020.
- ^ Dolejší, Václav (28 January 2022). "Dva miliony ze státního. Účet za Schillerové Instagram". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Slonková, Sabina (31 January 2022). "Složitá materie ministerstva financí na Instagramu Aleny Schillerové". Neolivní (in Czech).