Robert Pelikán

Robert Pelikán
Minister of Justice
In office
12 March 2015 – 27 June 2018
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka
Andrej Babiš
Preceded by Helena Válková
Succeeded by Taťána Malá
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
21 October 2017 – 19 June 2018
Personal details
Born (1979-10-18) 18 October 1979
Prague, Czech Republic
Political party Non-partisan, nominated by ANO 2011
Alma mater Charles University

Robert Pelikán (born 18 October 1979[1]) is a Czech lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Justice from 2015 to 2018.

Biography

Pelikán studied at the Faculty of Law of the Charles University in Prague. From 2008 to 2014 he worked for the law firm Vrána & Pelikán, which he co-founded. He served as the First Deputy Minister of Justice from June 2014,[1] and succeeded Helena Válková as Minister of Justice in 2015.

He was criticized by Pavel Zeman, Supreme Public Prosecutor of the Czech Republic, for his plan to increase state executive control over the Prosecutor's Offices.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Robert Pelikán" (in Czech). Government of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "HN: Pelikán between law and justice". Prague Monitor (originally Hospodářské noviny). 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Shabu, Martin (13 August 2014). "Ministerstvo maže ze zákona Zemanovy návrhy. Žalobce chtějí hlídat politici". Lidové noviny (in Czech). lidovky.cz. Retrieved 12 March 2015.


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