Jan Kalvoda

Jan Kalvoda
Kalvoda in 2023
Minister of Justice
In office
4 July 1996 – 7 January 1997
Prime MinisterVáclav Klaus
Preceded byJiří Novák
Succeeded byVlasta Parkanová
Leader of the Civic Democratic Alliance
In office
28 March 1992 – 22 March 1997
Preceded byPavel Bratinka
Succeeded byMichael Žantovský
Chairman of the Government Legislative Council
In office
17 July 1992 – 7 January 1997
Prime MinisterVáclav Klaus
Preceded byJiří Novák
Succeeded byVlasta Parkanová
Member of Parliament for Prague
In office
6 February 1990 – 17 December 1996
Personal details
Born (1953-10-30) 30 October 1953 (age 72)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
PartyCivic Democratic Alliance (Until 1996)
EducationCharles University

Jan Kalvoda (born 30 October 1953) is a Czech lawyer and politician. He led the Civic Democratic Alliance and served as deputy prime minister and justice minister in the 1990s.

Early life

Jan Kalvoda was born on October 30, 1953, in Prague to a family of diplomats. He spent part of his childhood traveling outside Europe with his parents. He graduated from Na Zatlance Grammar School and from the Faculty of Law of the Charles University in Prague. After completing his studies, he did his compulsory military service, and started working as a Candidate Attorney in Rokycany.

Career

Kalvoda is a lawyer by training.[citation needed] He was the chairman of the Civic Democratic Alliance (ODA) from 1992 to 1997. He resigned from office 17 December 1996, and Michael Žantovský became the ODA leader.

He served as deputy prime minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Václav Klaus from 2 July 1992 to 7 January 1997. He was in charge of the civil service and legislation. He was also justice minister in the cabinet from 1992 to 1996.[citation needed] He resigned from all of his posts in addition to his seat at the parliament on 16 December 1996. The reason for his resignation was that he lied about holding a PhD in law. Kalvoda admitted it.

References

  1. ↑ Brokl, Lubomir; Zdenka Mansfeldová (December 1994). "Czech Republic". European Journal of Political Research. 26 (3–4): 269–277. doi:10.1111/j.1475-6765.1994.tb00446.x."Jan Kalvoda (1953)". Memory of Nations. Post Bellum. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Klaus praises Czechoslovakia's split 20 years ago". Prague Daily Monitor. Prague. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Deputy Prime Minister on Territorial Division". Data Synthesis. Retrieved 26 August 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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  5. 1 2 3 4 Ian Jeffries (2001). Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century: A Guide to the Economies in Transition. London: Routledge. p. 161. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2017 – via Questia.[ISBN missing]
  6. ↑ Jiri Pehe. "Czech Parties' Views of the EU and NATO". OMRI. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Czech ministries". Rulers. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  8. ↑ Vesselin Dimitrov; Klaus H. Goetz; Hellmut Wollmann (2006). Governing After Communism: Institutions and Policymaking. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-7425-4009-5. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  9. ↑ Raymond Whitaker (22 December 1996). "Flat Earth". The Independent. London. p. 11 – via Questia.[dead link]