Petr Nečas
Petr Nečas | |
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Minister of Defence Acting | |
In office 21 December 2012 – 19 March 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Karolína Peake |
Succeeded by | Vlastimil Picek |
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | |
In office 4 September 2006 – 8 May 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Mirek Topolánek |
Preceded by | Zdeněk Škromach |
Succeeded by | Petr Šimerka |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 1 January 1993 – 28 August 2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 19 November 1964
Political party | Civic Democratic Party |
Spouse(s) | Radka Nečasová (1984–2013) Jana Nečasová (2013–present) |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Jan Evangelista Purkyně University (now Masaryk University) |
Signature | |
Website | Official website |
Petr Nečas (Czech pronunciation:
Born in
Nečas resigned on 17 June 2013, in the aftermath of a
He has been praised for the savings made to rein in the Czech Republic's national debt. His critics often accuse him of corruption and criticise his inability to solve
Private life and education
Nečas was born in
Nečas met his future wife, Radka Nečasová, at school when he was 18. In 2013, he filed for divorce and not long after married his former chief of staff, Jana Nagyová.
Career
Peter Nečas studied plasma physics. Before he was elected to the Czech Parliament he worked as a research and development engineer in the semiconductor industry, dealing with plasma processes. From 1988 to 1992, he worked as developer for Tesla Rožnov. He became a member of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) in 1991 and was named deputy defence minister in 1995. One year later he was elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies. From 4 September 2006 to 8 May 2009 Nečas was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Affairs.
In March 2010, he replaced
In 2011 Nečas supported European organizations signing an agreement on the establishment of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience for studies on the totalitarian past. On this occasion, Nečas highlighted that all four countries of the Visegrád Group have gone through two totalitarian regimes in their modern history. "This must not be forgotten, because it was a period of fighting for freedom", he said, adding: "Our nations deserve the truth about their past and I believe that the establishment of this Platform will help to find the truth about this history".
In 2012 as Prime Minister Petr Nečas urged all Czechs to avoid drinking "any alcohol whose origin is uncertain" due to a fatal methanol poisoning affair in the Czech Republic which caused more than 40 casualties, including several cases of people being blinded.
In 2013 Nečas supported Israel with the Czech Republic's vote at the United Nations.[7] Due to an historical affinity, Nečas claimed, "We've got a special feeling for Israel's situation—that of a small nation surrounded by enemies."[8]
In June 2013, the
Nečas left politics in 2013. He started to work for SPGroup. He also became a tutor at
See also
- Petr Nečas' Cabinet
References
- ^ "Obstrukce ve sněmovně stokrát jinak. ODS boduje" (in Czech). 5 February 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Nečasova vláda skončila. Jak ji hodnotit?" (in Czech). 10 July 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- Seznam Zprávy(in Czech). Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Dr. Petr Nečas". Government. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- iDnes. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ "Czech ODS leader Necas wants to be Prime Minister". České Noviny (Czech Press Agency). 30 May 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ Cnaan Liphshiz (18 May 2012). "Czech PM to 'Post': We'll support Israel in EU". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- Czech Press Agency). 28 June 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ "Nečas už není premiér, na Hradě předal Zemanovi demisi" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ Jiřička, Jan (14 June 2013). "Nečas odsoudil postup policie, trafiky považuje za politickou dohodu". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ Hana Válková (11 February 2014). "Policie obvinila expremiéra Neèase z podplácení bývalých poslancù ODS". iDNES.cz.
- ^ "Zeman vezme Nečase do Číny jako podnikatele". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Vyrazíte ho dveřmi, vleze oknem. Expremiér Nečas, ten strážce konzervativních hodnot, co utekl se sekretářkou, už je zpátky v politice". krajskelisty.cz. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Šéf ODA Sehnal: Moc rád bych získal Nečase. Jeho rady pomohly, ale s kauzami by nám neprospěl". Info.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
External links
Media related to Petr Nečas at Wikimedia Commons