Jiří Havlíček (born 16 May 1976) is a Czech economist who served as Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic from April until December 2017 in Cabinet of Bohuslav Sobotka.

Jiří Havlíček
Jiří Havlíček in 2014
Minister of Industry and Trade
In office
4 April 2017 – 13 December 2017
Prime MinisterBohuslav Sobotka
Preceded byBohuslav Sobotka (Acting)
Succeeded byTomáš Hüner
Personal details
Born (1976-05-16) 16 May 1976 (age 47)
Ledeč nad Sázavou, Czechoslovakia
Political partySocial Democratic Party (since 1998)
ChildrenOne daughter
Alma materPrague University of Economics and Business

Early life edit

Havlíček was born on 16 May 1976.[1] In 2012, Havlíček received MBA honour at LIGS University, which is not accredited by any agency recognized by the United States Department of Education[2] or any of the Czech accreditation commissions[3] in the field of marketing and communication.

Political career edit

Between 2006 and 2010, Havlíček was the chief manager/central secretary of Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic.[4]

In the 1998 and 2002 Czech municipal elections, Havlíček became a candidate for the ČSSD in the City Council of Čáslav, but was not elected.[5][6] He became a city representative only after the 2006 Czech municipal elections.[7]

Havlíček defended his mandate in the 2010 Czech municipal elections,[8] but resigned as deputy mayor and became a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.[9] He was also a city representative in the 2014 and 2018 Czech municipal elections.[10][11]

On 11 February 2014, Havlíček was appointed Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic and head of the Office of the Ministry, managing the administrative section.[12]

In 2017, following Jan Mládek's dismissal as Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka requested Havlíček to president Miloš Zeman for the vacant post.[13] Zeman met Havlíček on 27 March and subsequently gave this position on 4 April.[14] Havlíček remained in the position of Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic until 13 December 2017, after which he was replaced by Tomáš Hüner [cs][15] Havlíček left the deputy position at the end of May 2019.[16]

Personal life edit

Havlíček is divorced with a daughter named Aneta.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Ing. Jiří Havlíček, předseda OVV ČSSD Kutná Hora". ČSSD Kutnohorsko (in Czech). Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Accreditation and Certification". LIGS University. Hawaii, United States. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Support & Answers – FAQ". LIGS University. Hawaii, United States. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Stručné portréty náměstků ministra, Ing. Jiří Havlíček, MBA". Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic (in Czech). Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 1998" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2002" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2006" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2010" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Místostarosta Čáslavi Jiří Havlíček složil funkci, zaujme post na ministerstvu průmyslu a obchodu". svoboda.info (in Czech). 3 February 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2014" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2018" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Prvním náměstkem ministra průmyslu bude Jiří Havlíček, píše deník". Parlamentní Listy (in Czech). 5 February 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  13. ^ Neprašová, Veronika (23 March 2017). "Ministrem průmyslu má být náměstek Jiří Havlíček. Jmenování má téměř jisté, Zeman ho oceňuje". Aktualně.cz (in Czech). Economia.
  14. ^ "Novým ministrem průmyslu bude Havlíček. Zeman ho jmenuje příští týden". Novinky.cz (in Czech). 27 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Zeman jmenoval Babišovu vládu. Přeje si, aby získala důvěru do února". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. 13 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Přehled členů vlád". psp.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 July 2020.