The Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic ( cs, Ministerstvo obrany České republiky, MO ČR) is the primary agency of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

responsible for the planning and carrying-out of

defense policy Military policy (also called defence policy or defense policy) is public policy dealing with multinational security and the military. It comprises the measures and initiatives that governments do or do not take in relation to decision-making and ...

. It is the Czech Republic's

ministry of defence {{unsourced, date=February 2021 A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is an often-used name for the part of a government responsible for matters of defence, found in state ...

. It is the direct successor of the Czechoslovak Ministry of Defence. Its current headquarters is located in

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

. The current Minister of Defence is

Jana Černochová Jana Černochová (born 26 October 1973) is a Czech politician, serving as Czech Minister of Defence in the Cabinet of Petr Fiala since December 2021. She has been a member of the Czech parliament since 2010, representing the Civic Democratic P ...

, in office since 17 December 2021.

List of Ministers

* Antonín Baudyš (2 July 1992 – 21 September 1994) * Vilém Holáň (22 September 1994 – 4 July 1996) * Miloslav Výborný (4 July 1996 – 2 January 1998) *

Michal Lobkowicz Michal Lobkowicz (born 1964) is a former Czech politician and member of the Lobkowicz family. In 1998, he briefly served as defense minister in the cabinet of Josef Tošovský Josef Tošovský () (born 28 September 1950) is a Czech economist and ...

(2 January 1998 – 22 July 1998) * Vladimír Vetchý (22 July 1998 – 4 May 2001) * Jaroslav Tvrdík (4 May 2001 – 9 June 2003) * Miroslav Kostelka (9 July 2003 – 4 August 2004) * Karel Kühnl (4 August 2004 – 4 September 2006) *

Jiří Šedivý Jiří Šedivý (born 20 August 1963) is a Czech politician and diplomat. Although not member of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), Šedivý has served in various ministerial positions in ODS-led governments. Specifically, he served as Minister ...

(4 September 2006 – 9 January 2007) * Vlasta Parkanová (9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009) * Martin Barták (8 May 2009 – 13 July 2010) * Alexandr Vondra (13 July 2010 – 7 December 2012) * Karolína Peake (12 – 20 December 2012) *

Petr Nečas Petr Nečas (; born 19 November 1964) is a Czech former politician who served as the prime minister of the Czech Republic and leader of the Civic Democratic Party from 2010 to 2013, and as Member of the Chamber of Deputies (MP) from 1993 to 2013 ...

(21 December 2012 – 18 March 2013) * Vlastimil Picek (19 March 2013 – 29 January 2014) * Martin Stropnický (29 January 2014 – 13 December 2017) * Karla Šlechtová (13 December 2017 – 27 June 2018) * Lubomír Metnar (27 June 2018 – 17 December 2021) *

(17 December 2021 – ''incumbent'')

References

External links

Official website

Defence Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense indus ...

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