Prime Minister of the Czech Republic

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Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
Předseda vlády České republiky
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Incumbent
Petr Fiala
since 28 November 2021
Government of the Czech Republic
Cabinet of the Czech Republic
StyleMr Prime Minister
(informal)
His Excellency
(diplomatic)
Member of
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  • European Council
Reports toChamber of Deputies
ResidenceKramář's Villa
SeatStraka Academy
AppointerPresident
Term lengthFour years, renewable indefinitely
Inaugural holderVáclav Klaus
Formation1 January 1993; 29 years ago (1993-01-01)
Salary2,925,600Kč annually[1]
Websitehttp://vlada.cz/en/vlada/premier/
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The chairman of the Government of the Czech Republic (Czech: Předseda vlády České republiky), commonly referred to in English as the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic,[note 1] is the head of the Government of the Czech Republic. The Prime Minister and Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior ministers, who are government ministries heads) are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Chamber of Deputies.

The Prime Minister is appointed by the President and their first priority is to form Cabinet and appoint other ministers. The Cabinet must receive confidence from the Chamber of Deputies and the prime minister stays in office only as long as they retain the support of a majority of its members.

The Constitution of the Czech Republic states that Prime Minister organizes activities of the Government and chairs their meetings, as such it is de-facto the most powerful office in the nation and leader of the executive branch of the government.

The current Prime Minister, Petr Fiala, leader of the ODS, was appointed by President Miloš Zeman on 28 November 2021, following the 2021 Czech legislative election and serves as 13th person in the office.

Powers and role[]

Since the Czech Republic is a parliamentary republic, the prime minister and their government are accountable to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament. The Czech constitution provides that upon the accession to the office each prime minister must gain and thereafter maintain the confidence of the Parliament. As soon as the prime minister loses the confidence they are forced to resign and the president is obliged to choose a new Prime Minister.

The prime minister is the most powerful office in state, since they command and preside over the government. The president appoints the prime minister who appoints other ministers of the Cabinet of the Czech Republic.

Residence[]

The official residence of the prime minister of the Czech Republic is Kramář's Villa (Czech: Kramářova vila). The residence is located at Gogolova 212/1 in the Hradčany district of Prague.

The building was built from 1911 to 1914. It was designed by the Viennese architect Friedrich Ohmann.[2]

  • Kramář's Villa seen from the garden.

  • View from the garden.

  • Home office of the Prime Minister

List of heads of government[]

Main article: List of prime ministers of the Czech Republic

Notes[]

  1. ^ In Czech, the most common term is premiér (Premier), another one is ministerský předseda.

References[]

  1. ^ "Informace týkající se čistého příjmu a odpracovaných hodin předsedy vlády ČR | Vláda ČR". www.vlada.cz. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  2. ^ "Kramář's Villa". Government of the Czech Republic. 2 October 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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