Pavel Blažek (born 8 April 1969) is a
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politician
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, who has served as Minister of Justice of the Czech Republic from 2021 to 2025, a post he previously held from July 2012 to July 2013 in
Cabinet of Petr Nečas. He has been a Member of the
Chamber of Deputies
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(MP) since 26 October 2013.
On 30 May 2025, Blažek resigned as Minister of Justice amid criticism over the ministry receiving a
bitcoin donation from a person convicted of distributing drugs that it later sold for 1 billion koruna ($45 million).
References
1969 births
Living people
Politicians from Brno
Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) MPs
Justice ministers of the Czech Republic
Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) Government ministers
Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2017–2021)
Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2013–2017)
Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2021–2025)
Masaryk University alumni
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