Jiří Havlíček (born 16 May 1976) is a Czech economist who served as Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic from April until December 2017 in Cabinet of Bohuslav Sobotka.
Jiří Havlíček | |
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 Jiří Havlíček in 2014 | |
| Minister of Industry and Trade | |
| In office 4 April 2017 – 13 December 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Bohuslav Sobotka |
| Preceded by | Bohuslav Sobotka (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Tomáš Hüner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1976 Ledeč nad Sázavou, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (since 1998) |
| Children | One daughter |
| Alma mater | Prague University of Economics and Business |
Early life
editHavlíček was born on 16 May 1976.[1] In 2012, Havlíček received MBA honour at LIGS University, which is not accredited by any agency recognized by the United States Department of Education[2] or any of the Czech accreditation commissions[3] in the field of marketing and communication.
Political career
editBetween 2006 and 2010, Havlíček was the chief manager/central secretary of Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic.[4]
In the 1998 and 2002 Czech municipal elections, Havlíček became a candidate for the ČSSD in the City Council of Čáslav, but was not elected.[5][6] He became a city representative only after the 2006 Czech municipal elections.[7]
Havlíček defended his mandate in the 2010 Czech municipal elections,[8] but resigned as deputy mayor and became a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.[9] He was also a city representative in the 2014 and 2018 Czech municipal elections.[10][11]
On 11 February 2014, Havlíček was appointed Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic and head of the Office of the Ministry, managing the administrative section.[12]
In 2017, following Jan Mládek's dismissal as Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka requested Havlíček to president Miloš Zeman for the vacant post.[13] Zeman met Havlíček on 27 March and subsequently gave this position on 4 April.[14] Havlíček remained in the position of Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic until 13 December 2017, after which he was replaced by Tomáš Hüner[15] Havlíček left the deputy position at the end of May 2019.[16]
Personal life
editHavlíček is divorced. He has a daughter named Aneta.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ing. Jiří Havlíček, předseda OVV ČSSD Kutná Hora". ČSSD Kutnohorsko (in Czech). Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Accreditation and Certification". LIGS University. Hawaii, United States. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Support & Answers – FAQ". LIGS University. Hawaii, United States. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Stručné portréty náměstků ministra, Ing. Jiří Havlíček, MBA". Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic (in Czech). Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 1998" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2002" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2006" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2010" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Místostarosta Čáslavi Jiří Havlíček složil funkci, zaujme post na ministerstvu průmyslu a obchodu". svoboda.info (in Czech). 3 February 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2014" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2018" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Prvním náměstkem ministra průmyslu bude Jiří Havlíček, píše deník". Parlamentní Listy (in Czech). 5 February 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ Neprašová, Veronika (23 March 2017). "Ministrem průmyslu má být náměstek Jiří Havlíček. Jmenování má téměř jisté, Zeman ho oceňuje". Aktualně.cz (in Czech). Economia.
- ^ "Novým ministrem průmyslu bude Havlíček. Zeman ho jmenuje příští týden". Novinky.cz (in Czech). 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Zeman jmenoval Babišovu vládu. Přeje si, aby získala důvěru do února". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Přehled členů vlád". psp.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 July 2020.