Adam Vojtěch
Adam Vojtěch MP | |
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Minister of Health | |
Assumed office 26 May 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Andrej Babiš |
Preceded by | |
In office 13 December 2017 – 21 September 2020 | |
Preceded by | Miloslav Ludvík |
Succeeded by | Roman Prymula |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
Assumed office 21 October 2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 2 October 1986
Political party | Independent (2018–present) ODS (2012–2018) |
Alma mater | Charles University in Prague |
Adam Vojtěch (born 2 October 1986) is a Czech politician and lawyer who has served as Minister of Health since May 2021. He previously served in the same position from 13 December 2017 to 21 September 2020,[1] in both the first and second cabinets of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. He has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies since the 2017 general election.
Early life and education[]
In 2005, Vojtěch reached the semi-finals of Česko hledá SuperStar, the Czech version of the Idol series.[2]
Vojtěch graduated from the Faculty of Social Studies of Charles University in Prague in 2009, with a degree in Media and Communication Studies.[1] After a period of study at University College Dublin in Ireland, he returned to study at Charles University's Faculty of Law, and again at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Since 2017 he has been associated with the university's First Faculty of Medicine.[1]
Career[]
Vojtěch was Head of the Všehrd Lawyers' Association from 2010–12, before working as a lawyer for Mafra, the media group that is a subsidiary of Babiš' Agrofert business empire. From 2014 to 2017 Vojtěch worked as Babiš' Private Secretary while he was Minister of Finance.[1] He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in October 2017, and appointed Minister of Health.[1] In September 2020, during a rapid increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the country, Vojtěch resigned as Minister of Health.[3]
After the resignation of in May 2021, Vojtěch was again appointed Minister of Health.[4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Adam Vojtech". vlada.cz. Government of the Czech Republic.
- ^ "Adam Vojtěch, Vlasta Horváth, Petr Bende! Připomeňte si favority druhé řady SuperStar". TV Nova. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Beranová, Klára (21 September 2020). "Ministr zdravotnictví Vojtěch rezignoval". PRÁVO. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Vrací se ministr, který nedokázal vzdorovat. Velvyslancem se stane příští rok". seznamzpravy.cz. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Health ministers of the Czech Republic
- Czech lawyers
- ANO 2011 Government ministers
- Charles University alumni
- Politicians from České Budějovice
- Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) politicians
- Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2017–2021)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic