Michal Hašek (born 17 April 1976) is a

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politician and former Governor of

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. From 2002 until 2014, Hašek was a member of the

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(MP). He also served as shadow Minister of Agriculture in the shadow cabinet of former

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Career

Hašek is a graduate of the Faculty of Law of

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. He also has a juris degree, though its validity has been called into question as it was obtained at an obscure law school in the southwestern Slovakian town of Sládkovičovo. Furthermore, his thesis was led by

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, a friend of Hašek and a social democrat from Slovakia's Smer party, leading to allegations of

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. In October 2013, shortly after the Czech legislative election, Hašek and his allies from

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called on party Chairman

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to resign following the party's poor election result and excluded him from the team negotiating the next government. However, it was subsequently revealed that Hašek and his allies had attended a secret post-election meeting with Czech President

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, and were alleged to have negotiated a "coup" in the ČSSD with him. Hašek had previously denied the accusations, stating on

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that "there was no meeting". However, his allies, deputies

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, Jeroným Tejc and Jiří Zimola, later admitted that the meeting took place. The event sparked public protests in the country and led to a public apology from Hašek, though he refused to resign.

Personal life

Hašek is married and has one daughter.

References

External links

Homepage

Chamber of Deputies profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hasek, Michal 1976 births Politicians from Brno Living people Czech Social Democratic Party MPs Masaryk University alumni Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2013–2017) Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2010–2013) Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2006–2010) Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2002–2006)