Government of the Czech Republic
Government of the Czech Republic | |
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Vláda České republiky | |
Central government | |
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Established | 1 January 1993 |
State | Czech Republic |
Leader | Prime Minister |
Appointed by | Presidential nomination with Chamber of Deputies confirmation |
Responsible to | Chamber of Deputies |
Headquarters | Straka Academy Prague |
Website | http://www.vlada.cz/en |
The Government of the Czech Republic (Czech: 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 minister and other ministers. It has its legal basis in the Constitution of the Czech Republic.
Overview[]
The government is led by the Prime Minister, who selects all the remaining ministers at hand. The Government of the Czech Republic is responsible to the Chamber of Deputies from the Czech Republic.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of the Czech Republic. The current Prime Minister is Andrej Babiš.
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Current Cabinet[]
The current government, sworn in on June 27, 2018 is the 15th since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993. It has 17 members and a prime minister. The cabinet consists of the following members:[1]
Office | Name | Political party | |
Chairman of the Government | Andrej Babiš | ANO | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | ČSSD | ||
Minister of the Interior | Jan Hamáček | ČSSD | |
Finance Minister | Alena Schillerová | nominated by ANO | |
Minister of Defense | nominated by ANO | ||
Minister of Justice | Marie Benešová | nominated by ANO | |
Minister of Industry and Trade | nominated by ANO | ||
Minister for Regional Development | nominated by ANO | ||
Ministry of Health | Adam Vojtěch | nominated by ANO | |
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | Jana Maláčová | ČSSD | |
Minister of Education, Youth and Sports | nominated by ANO | ||
Minister of Transport | nominated by ANO | ||
Minister of the Environment | Richard Brabec | ANO | |
Minister of Culture | Lubomír Zaorálek | ČSSD | |
Minister of Agriculture | nominated by ČSSD |
Advisory and Working Bodies of the Government[]
Councils[]
- National Security Council
- Government Legislative Council
- Inter-ministerial Commission for Roma Community Affairs
- Government Council for Human Rights
- Government Council for National Minorities
- Research and Development Council
- Government Council for Drug Policy Coordination
- Government Dislocation Commission
- Government Board for People with Disabilities
- Government Commissioner for Human Rights
- The Government Council for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men
- Committee for EU
- Independent Panel on the Assessment of the Czech Republic's Long-Term Energy Requirements
Bodies not provided for by the Government Office[]
- Government Council for Sustainable Development
- The Czech Government Council for Health Care and Environment
- The Government Council for Safety, Hygiene and Health at Work
- Government Council for Seniors and Population Ageing
- Czech Republic Government Council for Road Safety
- National Co-ordination Group for Digital Broadcasting in the CR
- The Czech Commission for UNESCO
- The Central Flood Commission
- The Czech Republics' Council for Quality (in Czech only)
- Government Council for the Revitalization of Areas Affected by Flooding
- Commission on the Management of Occurrences of Infectious Diseases in the Czech Republic
- Government Council for the Information Society
- Commission for the Reconciliation of Relations between the State and Churches and Religious Societies
- Czech Republic Government Council - Investment Council
References[]
- Government of the Czech Republic
- Politics of the Czech Republic
- Government ministers of the Czech Republic
- European governments