| Jan Kalvoda | |
| Office: | Minister of Justice |
| Primeminister: | Václav Klaus |
| Predecessor: | Jiří Novák |
| Successor: | Vlasta Parkanová |
| Term Start: | 4 July 1996 |
| Term End: | 7 January 1997 |
| Office1: | Leader of the Civic Democratic Alliance |
| Predecessor1: | Pavel Bratinka |
| Successor1: | Michael Žantovský |
| Term Start1: | 28 March 1992 |
| Term End1: | 22 March 1997 |
| Office2: | Chairman of the Government Legislative Council |
| Term Start2: | 17 July 1992 |
| Term End2: | 7 January 1997 |
| Primeminister2: | Václav Klaus |
| Predecessor2: | Jiří Novák |
| Successor2: | Vlasta Parkanová |
| Office3: | Member of Parliament for Prague |
| Term Start3: | 6 February 1990 |
| Term End3: | 17 December 1996 |
| Birth Date: | 1953 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Party: | Civic Democratic Alliance (Until 1996) |
| Alma Mater: | Charles University |
| Nationality: | Czech |
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.
Kalvoda was born in 1953.[1]
Kalvoda is a lawyer by training. He was the chairman of the Civic Democratic Alliance (ODA) from 1992 to 1997.[2] [3] He resigned from office 17 December 1996, and Michael Žantovský became the ODA leader.[4] [5]
He served as deputy prime minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Václav Klaus from 2 July 1992 to 7 January 1997.[6] [7] He was in charge of the civil service and legislation.[8] He was also justice minister in the cabinet from 1992 to 1996. He resigned from all of his posts in addition to his seat at the parliament on 16 December 1996.[5] The reason for his resignation was that he lied about holding a PhD in law.[5] [9] Kalvoda admitted it.[5]