Jan Hamáček
Jan Hamáček MP | |
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Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
Assumed office 18 February 2018 | |
Preceded by | Milan Chovanec |
First Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic | |
Assumed office 27 June 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Andrej Babiš |
Preceded by | Richard Brabec (2017) |
Minister of the Interior | |
Assumed office 27 June 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Andrej Babiš |
Preceded by | Lubomír Metnar |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Acting | |
Assumed office 27 June 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Andrej Babiš |
Preceded by | Martin Stropnický |
7th Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 27 November 2013 – 22 November 2017 | |
Preceded by | Miroslava Němcová |
Succeeded by | Radek Vondráček |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
Assumed office 3 June 2006 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia | 4 November 1978
Political party | Czech Social Democratic Party |
Children |
Lukáš Matyáš |
Alma mater | Charles University in Prague |
Website | hamacek.cz |
Jan Hamáček (born 4 November 1978) is a Czech politician who has been Leader of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) since March 2018 and Minister of the Interior and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs since June 2018. He also served as Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies from 2013 to 2017.[1] Hamáček has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2006.
Political career
Prior to his election to parliament, Hamáček worked as an adviser to two Prime Ministers, and as his party's International Secretary.
Hamáček has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies since the 2006 elections. During his time in parliament, he has held the position of Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, headed the Czech delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and served on the Committee on European Affairs.[2]
In August 2018, Hamáček helped negotiate the release of two workers from a German humanitarian group in Syria, and traveled to Damascus for the handover of the workers; the Czech Republic is the only country in Europe that maintains diplomatic relations with Syria.[3]
References
- ↑ "Jan Hamacek". Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ↑ Jan Hamáček Aspen Institute Central Europe.
- ↑ Hovet, Jason (11 August 2018). "Czech diplomats secure release of German NGO workers in Syria". Reuters.
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Preceded by Milan Chovanec |
Leader of the Social Democratic Party 2018–present |
Incumbent |