Jan Kalvoda (born 30 October 1953) is a Czech lawyer and politician. He led the Civic Democratic Alliance and served as deputy prime minister and justice minister in the 1990s.
Jan Kalvoda | |
|---|---|
 Kalvoda in 2014 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 4 July 1996 – 7 January 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Václav Klaus |
| Preceded by | Jiří Novák |
| Succeeded by | Vlasta Parkanová |
| Leader of the Civic Democratic Alliance | |
| In office 28 March 1992 – 22 March 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Pavel Bratinka |
| Succeeded by | Michael Žantovský |
| Chairman of the Government Legislative Council | |
| In office 17 July 1992 – 7 January 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Václav Klaus |
| Preceded by | Jiří Novák |
| Succeeded by | Vlasta Parkanová |
| Member of Parliament for Prague | |
| In office 6 February 1990 – 17 December 1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1953 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Political party | Civic Democratic Alliance (Until 1996) |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
Early life edit
Kalvoda was born in 1953.[1]
Career edit
Kalvoda is a lawyer by training.[citation needed] He was the chairman of the Civic Democratic Alliance (ODA) from 1992 to 1997.[2][3] He resigned from office 17 December 1996, and Michael Žantovský became the ODA leader.[4][5]
He served as deputy prime minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Václav Klaus from 2 July 1992 to 7 January 1997.[6][7] He was in charge of the civil service and legislation.[8] He was also justice minister in the cabinet from 1992 to 1996.[citation needed] He resigned from all of his posts in addition to his seat at the parliament on 16 December 1996.[5] The reason for his resignation was that he lied about holding a PhD in law.[5][9] Kalvoda admitted it.[5]
References edit
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- ^ "Deputy Prime Minister on Territorial Division". Data Synthesis. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ Rick Fawn (2000). The Czech Republic: A Nation of Velvet. Amsterdam: Harwood Academic. p. 68. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2017.[ISBN missing]
- ^ a b c d Ian Jeffries (2001). Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century: A Guide to the Economies in Transition. London: Routledge. p. 161. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2017.[ISBN missing]
- ^ Jiri Pehe. "Czech Parties' Views of the EU and NATO". OMRI. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ "Czech ministries". Rulers. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ Vesselin Dimitrov; Klaus H. Goetz; Hellmut Wollmann (2006). Governing After Communism: Institutions and Policymaking. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-7425-4009-5. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ Raymond Whitaker (22 December 1996). "Flat Earth". The Independent. London. p. 11.[dead link]