Martin Štěpánek (11 January 1947 – 16 September 2010) was a Czech actor, journalist and politician. He joined
Mirek Topolánek's First Cabinet as Culture Minister in September 2006, serving in the position until January 2007.
He was the son of actor
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Zdeněk Štěpánek (22 September 1896 – 20 June 1968) was a Czech actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1922 and 1968.
Life
In 1915 Zdeněk Štěpánek joined Austro-Hungarian Army and fought at the Eastern Front. He later switched sides a ...
. In 1981 he emigrated to Austria. In 1983 he moved to Munich, where he spent a significant part of his career working for
Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a media organization broadcasting news and analyses in 27 languages to 23 countries across Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Middle East. Headquartered in Prague since 1995, RFE/RL ...
. In Munich he joined
Czech language
Czech ( ; ), historically known as Bohemian ( ; ), is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script. Spoken by over 12 million people including second language speakers, it serves as the official language of the ...
exile Masonic Lodge ''U tří hvězd'', which moved to Czechoslovakia in 1990, today part of the Grand Lodge of the Czech Republic.
Štěpánek died in Prague in September 2010 due to suicide.
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Filmography
References
External links
Martin Štěpánek in Czech National Theater Archive Martin Štěpánek on Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze (Czechoslovak film database)
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1947 births
2010 deaths
Czechoslovak male film actors
20th-century Czech male actors
Male actors from Prague
Czech journalists
Czech Freemasons
Culture ministers of the Czech Republic
Czech male television actors
Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) Government ministers
2010 suicides
Suicides by firearm in the Czech Republic
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