Historical leaders of Czech Republic and other associated countries

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The following list shows all historical leaders of Czech Republic starting with the most recent. The definition of leader differs across countries, usually referring to a head of state or head of government. This list shows the person who is publicly recognized as the leader, i.e., the person representing the country internationally and being in charge of running the day-to-day domestic political agenda.

In case the country has seen one or multiple political transformations over time, former governance structures are also listed below.

Leaders of Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Petr Fiala

Prime Minister

Since Dec 17th, 2021

Czech Republic

Andrej Babiš

Prime Minister

Dec 13th, 2017 to Dec 17th, 2021

Czech Republic

Bohuslav Sobotka

Prime Minister

Jan 29th, 2014 to Dec 13th, 2017

Czech Republic

Jiří Rusnok

Prime Minister

Jul 10th, 2013 to Jan 29th, 2014

Czech Republic

Petr Nečas

Prime Minister

Jul 13th, 2010 to Jul 10th, 2013

Czech Republic

Jan Fischer

Prime Minister

May 8th, 2009 to Jul 13th, 2010

Czech Republic

Mirek Topolánek

Prime Minister

Sep 4th, 2006 to May 8th, 2009

Czech Republic

Jiří Paroubek

Prime Minister

Apr 25th, 2005 to Sep 4th, 2006

Czech Republic

Stanislav Gross

Prime Minister

Aug 4th, 2004 to Apr 25th, 2005

Czech Republic

Vladimír Špidla

Prime Minister

Jul 15th, 2002 to Aug 4th, 2004

Czech Republic

Miloš Zeman

Prime Minister

Jul 22nd, 1998 to Jul 15th, 2002

Czech Republic

Josef Tošovský

Prime Minister

Jan 2nd, 1998 to Jul 22nd, 1998

Czech Republic

Václav Klaus

Prime Minister

Jan 1st, 1993 to Jan 2nd, 1998

Leaders of Czech and Slovak Federative Republic

Czech and Slovak Federative Republic

Václav Klaus

Prime Minister

Jul 21st, 1992 to Dec 31st, 1992

Czech and Slovak Federative Republic

Václav Havel

President

Dec 29th, 1989 to Jul 20th, 1992

Leaders of Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

Gustáv Husák

President

May 29th, 1975 to Dec 10th, 1989

Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

Ludvík Svoboda

President

Mar 30th, 1968 to May 29th, 1975

Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

Antonín Novotný

President

Nov 19th, 1957 to Mar 22nd, 1968

Leaders of Czechoslovak Republic

Czechoslovak Republic

Antonín Zápotocký

President

Mar 21st, 1953 to Nov 13th, 1957

Czechoslovak Republic

Klement Gottwald

President

Jun 14th, 1948 to Mar 14th, 1953

Czechoslovak Republic

Edvard Beneš

President

Apr 4th, 1945 to Jun 7th, 1948

Czechoslovak Republic

Edvard Beneš

President in Exile

Mar 15th, 1939 to Apr 3rd, 1945

Czechoslovak Republic

Edvard Beneš

President

Dec 18th, 1935 to Oct 5th, 1938

Czechoslovak Republic

Tomáš Masaryk

President

Nov 14th, 1918 to Dec 14th, 1935

Leaders of Czecho-Slovak Republic

Czecho-Slovak Republic

Emil Hácha

President

Nov 30th, 1938 to Mar 15th, 1939

Leaders of Czechoslovak Federative Republic