František Udržal () (3 January 1866 in
Dolní Roveň,
Kingdom of Bohemia
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– 25 April 1938 in
Prague
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) was a
Czechoslovak politician.
A member and leader of the powerful
Agrarian Party, his political career started as a member of the local Diet of
Bohemia
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, then of
parliament
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of
Austria-Hungary
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, then of parliament of
Czechoslovakia
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. He served seven years as the minister of defense and four years as prime minister of Czechoslovakia (1 February 1929 – 24 October 1932) in two periods (1 February 1929 – 7 December 1929 and 7 December 1929 – 24 October 1932).
See also
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History of Czechoslovakia
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List of prime ministers of Czechoslovakia
External links
Transcript from parliament with his short bio
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1866 births
1938 deaths
People from Pardubice District
People from the Kingdom of Bohemia
Young Czech Party politicians
Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants politicians
Prime ministers of Czechoslovakia
Government ministers of Czechoslovakia
Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1897–1900)
Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1901–1907)
Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1907–1911)
Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1911–1918)
Members of the Bohemian Diet
Members of the Revolutionary National Assembly of Czechoslovakia
Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Czechoslovakia (1920–1925)
Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Czechoslovakia (1925–1929)
Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Czechoslovakia (1929–1935)
Members of the Senate of Czechoslovakia (1935–1939)
People from Austria-Hungary
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