The Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic ( cs, Ministerstvo obrany České republiky, MO ČR) is the primary agency of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

responsible for the planning and carrying-out of defense policy. It is the Czech Republic's ministry of defence. It is the direct successor of the Czechoslovak Ministry of Defence. Its current headquarters is located in

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

. The current Minister of Defence is Jana Černochová, in office since 17 December 2021.

List of Ministers

Antonín Baudyš Antonín Baudyš (9 September 1946 – 24 August 2010) was a Czech academic and politician who served as defense minister from 1993 to 1994. He was the first defense minister of the Czech Republic. Early life and education Baudyš was born in ...

(2 July 1992 – 21 September 1994) *

Vilém Holáň Vilém Holáň (23 September 1938 – 5 March 2021) was a Czech politician who served as Minister of Defense for KDU-ČSL from 1994 to 1996, during which he favored Czech accession to NATO. He was an observer to the European Parliament in 2003 a ...

(22 September 1994 – 4 July 1996) * Miloslav Výborný (4 July 1996 – 2 January 1998) *

Michal Lobkowicz Michal Lobkowicz (born 1964) is a former Czech politician and member of the Lobkowicz family. In 1998, he briefly served as Ministry of Defence (Czech Republic), defense minister in the Cabinet of Josef Tošovský, cabinet of Josef Tošovský, at th ...

(2 January 1998 – 22 July 1998) * Vladimír Vetchý (22 July 1998 – 4 May 2001) *

Jaroslav Tvrdík Jaroslav (also written as Yaroslav or Jarosław in other Slavic languages) is a Czech and Slovak first name, pagan in origin. There are several possible origins of the name Jaroslav. It is very likely that originally the two elements of the nam ...

(4 May 2001 – 9 June 2003) * Miroslav Kostelka (9 July 2003 – 4 August 2004) *

Karel Kühnl Karel may refer to: People * Karel (given name) * Karel (surname) * Charles Karel Bouley, talk radio personality known on air as Karel * Christiaan Karel Appel, Dutch painter Business * Karel Electronics, a Turkish electronics manufacturer * ...

(4 August 2004 – 4 September 2006) *

Jiří Šedivý Jiří Šedivý (born 20 August 1963) is a Czech politician and diplomat. Although not member of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), Šedivý has served in various ministerial positions in ODS-led governments. Specifically, he served as Minister ...

(4 September 2006 – 9 January 2007) *

Vlasta Parkanová Vlasta Parkanová, née Trnovcová (born 21 November 1951) is a Czech politician who served from January 2007 to May 2009 as the minister of Defence and shortly as minister of Justice between 1997 and 1998. She was member of the Chamber of De ...

(9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009) *

Martin Barták Martin Barták (born 14 February 1967) is a Czech politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that gove ...

(8 May 2009 – 13 July 2010) *

Alexandr Vondra Alexandr Vondra (; born 17 August 1961) is a Czech politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic from 2010 to 2012 under Prime Minister Petr Nečas and has been Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019 ...

(13 July 2010 – 7 December 2012) *

Karolína Peake Karolína Peake (born 10 October 1975), née Kvačková, is a Czech politician and lawyer who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from 2011 to 2013. Career She was a member of the Civic Democratic Party between 1997 and 1 ...

(12 – 20 December 2012) *

Petr Nečas Petr Nečas (; born 19 November 1964) is a Czech former politician who served as the prime minister of the Czech Republic and leader of the Civic Democratic Party from 2010 to 2013, and as Member of the Chamber of Deputies (MP) from 1993 to 2013 ...

(21 December 2012 – 18 March 2013) *

Vlastimil Picek Vlastimil Picek (25 October 1956) is a Czech politician. He served as the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic from March 2012 to January 2013. From 2007 to 2012, he was the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Czech Repub ...

(19 March 2013 – 29 January 2014) *

Martin Stropnický Martin Stropnický (born 19 December 1956) is a Czech politician and diplomat who served as the minister of Foreign Affairs from December 2017 to June 2018, and was previously minister of Defence from 2014 to 2017. From 2 January 1998 to 22 July 19 ...

(29 January 2014 – 13 December 2017) *

Karla Šlechtová Karla Šlechtová (born 22 May 1977) is a Czech politician and economist who served as Minister of Defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed f ...

(13 December 2017 – 27 June 2018) * Lubomír Metnar (27 June 2018 – 17 December 2021) * Jana Černochová (17 December 2021 – ''incumbent'')

References

External links

Official website

Defence Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense indus ...

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