Miroslav Macek
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Born | Litomyšl, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | 7 December 1944
Political party | Civic Democratic Party |
Profession | Dentist |
Miroslav Macek (born 7 December 1944 in Litomyšl, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia) is a politician, writer and former deputy prime minister of Czechoslovakia. In May 2006 Macek made international news when, coming from behind, he struck the Minister of Health David Rath at a dentists' conference, accusing him of having insulted his wife (after Rath had publicly stated that Macek had married his wife for money).[1]
Writer[]
In 2017, he published his novel Saturnin se vrací (Saturnin Returns), a sequel to Zdeněk Jirotka's acclaimed novel, Saturnin.[2]
Books by Macek[]
- Jak se stát labužníkem (2004)
- Saturnin se vrací (2017)
References[]
- ^ "Czech politicians exchange blows". BBC News. 21 May 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "Vyjde pokračování Saturnina. Napsal ho politik Miroslav Macek". iDNES.cz. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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- 1944 births
- Living people
- People from Pardubice District
- Czech dentists
- Czech translators
- Czech male novelists
- Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) Government ministers
- Translators of William Shakespeare
- 20th-century translators
- 21st-century Czech novelists
- Czech politician stubs