Miloš Zeman

President of the Czech Republic from 2013 to 2023

Miloš Zeman (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪloʃ ˈzɛman]  ( listen); born 28 September 1944) is a Czech politician. He became the third President of the Czech Republic on 8 March 2013. Before he was President, Zeman served as the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from 1998 to 2002. He describes himself as a "tolerant atheist".

Miloš Zeman
Zeman in 2017
3rd President of the Czech Republic
In office
8 March 2013 – 9 March 2023
Prime MinisterPetr Nečas
Jiří Rusnok
Bohuslav Sobotka
Andrej Babiš
Petr Fiala
Preceded byVáclav Klaus
Succeeded byPetr Pavel
Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
In office
22 July 1998 – 15 July 2002
PresidentVáclav Havel
Preceded byJosef Tošovský
Succeeded byVladimír Špidla
Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
27 June 1996 – 17 July 1998
PresidentVáclav Havel
Preceded byMilan Uhde
Succeeded byVáclav Klaus
Leader of the Social Democratic Party
In office
28 February 1993 – 7 April 2001
Preceded byJiří Horák
Succeeded byVladimír Špidla
Personal details
Born (1944-09-28) 28 September 1944 (age 80)
Kolín, Bohemia and Moravia
(now Czech Republic)
Political partyCommunist Party (1968–70)
Social Democratic Party (1992–2009)
Party of Civic Rights (2009–present)
Alma materUniversity of Economics, Prague
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In October 2021, Zeman was hospitalized at a military hospital in Prague because of diabetic neuropathy.[1][2]

References

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  1. Czech President in intensive care after holding talks on dramatic election
  2. "Report: President Zeman's health condition very good – Prague Monitor". Prague Monitor. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2021-10-11.

Other websites

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