Petr Nečas

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Petr Nečas
Minister of Defence
Acting
In office
21 December 2012 – 19 March 2013
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byKarolína Peake
Succeeded byVlastimil Picek
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
In office
4 September 2006 – 8 May 2009
Prime MinisterMirek Topolánek
Preceded byZdeněk Škromach
Succeeded byPetr Šimerka
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 January 1993 – 28 August 2013
Personal details
Born (1964-11-19) 19 November 1964 (age 59)
Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia
(now Czech Republic)
Political partyCivic Democratic Party
Spouse(s)Radka Nečasová (1984–2013)
Jana Nečasová (2013–present)
Children4
Alma materJan Evangelista Purkyně University (now Masaryk University)
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website

Petr Nečas (Czech pronunciation:

prime minister of the Czech Republic and leader of the Civic Democratic Party from 2010 to 2013, and as Member of the Chamber of Deputies
(MP) from 1993 to 2013.

Born in

late-2000s financial crisis; these involved a large deficit in government finances that his government sought to reduce through austerity measures. The cabinet led by Nečas pushed through laws on the restitution of the properties of the Christian churches, pensionary reform and reform of the colleges
; all of these were deeply unpopular and were much criticized.

Nečas resigned on 17 June 2013, in the aftermath of a

2013 snap election, where his party ODS
was marginalized to only 16 seats, the lowest in its history, and sent into opposition.

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

healthcare issues.[2] In May 2023, Nečas was convicted of perjury and issued a fine, becoming the first prime minister in history to be found guilty of a criminal offense.[3]

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

Nečas meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., on 27 October 2011
Nečas meeting with President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy in Prague, on 25 April 2013

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

2010 Czech legislative election and shortly after Nečas announced his intention to stand for the post of party chairman.[5][6]

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

raid against organized crime. It involved several high-ranking state officials and politicians, including Jana Nagyova, the then chief of staff of Prime Minister Nečas. Initially Nečas refused to resign but he finally did so on 17 June.[9][10] In February 2014, the police charged him with bribery.[11]

Nečas left politics in 2013. He started to work for SPGroup. He also became a tutor at

Civic Democratic Alliance.[13] Sehnal stated that the party would stand Nečas in elections if he didn't have to face charges from the time of his premiership.[14]

See also

  • Petr Nečas' Cabinet

References

  1. ^ "Obstrukce ve sněmovně stokrát jinak. ODS boduje" (in Czech). 5 February 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Nečasova vláda skončila. Jak ji hodnotit?" (in Czech). 10 July 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. Seznam Zprávy
    (in Czech). Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Dr. Petr Nečas". Government. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  5. iDnes
    . Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Czech ODS leader Necas wants to be Prime Minister". České Noviny (Czech Press Agency). 30 May 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  7. ^ Cnaan Liphshiz (18 May 2012). "Czech PM to 'Post': We'll support Israel in EU". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  8. Czech Press Agency
    ). 28 June 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  9. ^ "Nečas už není premiér, na Hradě předal Zemanovi demisi" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  10. ^ Jiřička, Jan (14 June 2013). "Nečas odsoudil postup policie, trafiky považuje za politickou dohodu". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  11. ^ Hana Válková (11 February 2014). "Policie obvinila expremiéra Neèase z podplácení bývalých poslancù ODS". iDNES.cz.
  12. ^ "Zeman vezme Nečase do Číny jako podnikatele". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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

Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of the Civic Democratic Party
2010–2013
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
2006–2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
2010–2013
Succeeded by