Jaroslav Krejčí
Jaroslav Krejčí | |
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Prime Minister of Bohemia and Moravia | |
| In office 19 January 1942 – 19 January 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Alois Eliáš |
| Succeeded by | Richard Bienert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 June 1892 Křemenec, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 18 May 1956 (aged 63) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Children | Jaroslav Krejčí |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague |
| Occupation | Politician, jurist |
Jaroslav Krejčí (27 June 1892 – 18 May 1956) was a Czech
prime minister of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
from 28 September 1941 to 19 January 1945.
Biography
Krejčí was born on 27 June 1892 in Křemenec, Moravia, Austria-Hungary. After graduating from the Faculty of Law of Charles University in 1915 he worked in the civil service in various positions. During the 1930s he also lectured on constitutional law at Masaryk University (from 1938 as professor).
From 12 December 1938 to 3 March 1939 he was minister of justice in
underground resistance to Nazis and was executed. Krejčí was a close friend of president Emil Hácha. Krejčí and his government fully cooperated with the Germans. The most infamous member of his government was Emanuel Moravec, a symbol of Czech collaboration
with the Nazis. After the war, Krejčí was sentenced to a 25-year prison term and subsequently died while in prison.
Wolf Gruner wrote that Krejčí "enthusiastically paid homage to Nazi rule".[1]: 106
His son,
References
- ISBN 978-1-78238-444-1.
- Prague Monitor. 2014-02-18. Archived from the originalon 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
External links
- Biography on webpage of Czech government (in Czech)
- Members of Krejčí's government, 19 January 1942 – 19 January 1945 (in Czech)
- Newspaper clippings about Jaroslav Krejčí in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
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