The prime minister of the Czech Republic (

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: ''Předseda vlády České republiky'') is the head of the

government of the Czech Republic The Government of the Czech Republic ( cz, Vláda České republiky) exercises executive power in the Czech Republic. The members of the government are the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (Chairman of the Government), the deputy prime min ...

. The prime minister is the

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leader of the executive branch, chairs the Cabinet and selects its ministers. The prime minister is selected by the

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

and stays in office only as long as they retain and command the support of a majority of members of the

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. As such, the prime minister is usually the leader of the largest party or a coalition in the Chamber of Deputies. The current prime minister,

Petr Fiala Petr Fiala (; born 1 September 1964) is a Czech politician and political scientist who has been the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic since November 2021 and leader of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) since 2014. He previously served as the ...

, leader of the ODS, was appointed by

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Miloš Zeman Miloš Zeman (; born 28 September 1944) is a Czech politician serving as the third and current President of the Czech Republic since 2013. He previously served as the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from 1998 to 2002. As leader of the Czec ...

on 28 November 2021, following the 2021 Czech legislative election and serves as 13th person in the office.

Powers and role

Since the

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is a

parliamentary republic A parliamentary republic is a republic that operates under a parliamentary system of government where the executive branch (the government) derives its legitimacy from and is accountable to the legislature (the parliament). There are a number ...

, the prime minister and their government are accountable to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament. The

Czech constitution The Constitution of the Czech Republic ( cs, link=no, Ústava České republiky) is the supreme law of the Czech Republic. The current constitution was adopted by the Czech National Council on 16 December 1992. It entered into force on 1 Januar ...

provides that upon the accession to the office each prime minister must gain and thereafter maintain the confidence of the Parliament. As soon as the prime minister loses the confidence they are forced to resign and the

is obliged to choose a new Prime Minister. The prime minister is the most powerful office in state, since they command and preside over the government. The president appoints the prime minister who appoints other ministers of the

Cabinet of the Czech Republic The Government of the Czech Republic ( cz, Vláda České republiky) exercises executive power in the Czech Republic. The members of the government are the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (Chairman of the Government), the deputy prime mini ...

Residence

The

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of the prime minister of the Czech Republic is Kramář's Villa (Czech: ''Kramářova vila''). The residence is located at Gogolova 212/1 in the

Hradčany Hradčany (; german: Hradschin), the Castle District, is the district of the city of Prague, Czech Republic surrounding Prague Castle. The castle is one of the biggest in the world at about in length and an average of about wide. Its history ...

district of

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 building was built from 1911 to 1914. It was designed by the Viennese architect

Friedrich Ohmann Friedrich Ohmann (21 December 1858, Lemberg - 6 April 1927, Vienna) was an Austrian architect in the Historicist style. Life and work His father was a building official. In 1877, he began his studies in architecture at the Technical Universit ...

. Kramarova vila.jpg, Kramář's Villa seen from the garden. Kramarova vila 2.jpg, View from the garden. Kramarova vila pracovna stul.jpg, Home office of the Prime Minister

List of heads of government

Notes

References

{{Prime Minister Government of the Czech Republic 1993 establishments in the Czech Republic