List of presidents of the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a parliamentary representative democracy in which the president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government.
The first president of the Czech Republic was Václav Havel. The current president, Petr Pavel, was sworn into office on 9 March 2023.
Until 2012, presidents were elected by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate for a term of five years. Since 2013, presidents have been elected by popular vote.
Czechoslovakia (1918–1992)
Czech Republic (1993–)
- Political parties
Civic Democratic Party (ODS)
Party of Civic Rights (SPO)
- Other factions
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death)
|
Election | Term of office | Party | Previous office(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Václav Havel (1936–2011) |
1993 1998 |
2 February 1993 | 2 February 2003 | 10 years | Independent | President of Czechoslovakia (1989–1992) | |
| 2 | Václav Klaus (born 1941) |
2003 2008 |
7 March 2003 | 7 March 2013 | 10 years | ODS | Prime Minister (1992–1998) President of the Chamber of Deputies (1998–2002) | |
| 3 | Miloš Zeman (born 1944) |
2013 2018 |
8 March 2013 | 8 March 2023 | 10 years | SPO | President of the Chamber of Deputies (1996–1998) Prime Minister (1998–2002) | |
| 4 | Petr Pavel (born 1961) |
2023 | 9 March 2023 | Incumbent | 3 years, 11 days | Independent | Chief of the General Staff (2012–2015) Chair of the NATO Military Committee (2015–2018) | |
Timeline
See also
- List of rulers of Czechs
- List of presidents of Czechoslovakia
- List of prime ministers of Czechoslovakia
- List of prime ministers of the Czech Socialist Republic
- List of rulers of the Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia
- List of prime ministers of the Czech Republic
- Lists of incumbents
References
External links
- The Czech constitution. Articles 54-66 are particularly relevant to the presidency.
- The official site of Prague Castle