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. Selected filmography * '' St. Wenceslas'' (1930) * '' Paradise Road'' (1936) * '' The World Is Ours'' (1937) * '' Skelet ...

. He spent a significant part of his career working for

Radio Free Europe Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a United States government funded organization that broadcasts and reports news, information, and analysis to countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Caucasus, and the Middle East where it says tha ...

. Štěpánek died in Prague in September 2010 due to suicide.

Filmography

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External links

Martin Štěpánek in Czech National Theater Archive Martin Štěpánek on Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze (Czechoslovak film database)
* 1947 births 2010 deaths Czechoslovak male film actors 20th-century Czech male actors Male actors from Prague Czech journalists 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 {{CzechRepublic-politician-stub