| Jana Maláčová | |
| Office: | Leader of Social Democratic Party |
| Term Start: | 5 October 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Michal Šmarda |
| Title1: | Minister of Labour and Social Affairs |
| Term Start1: | 30 July 2018 |
| Term End1: | 17 December 2021 |
| Primeminister1: | Andrej Babiš |
| Predecessor1: | Petr Krčál |
| Successor1: | Marian Jurečka |
| Birth Date: | 24 June 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) |
| Party: | ČSSD |
| Children: | 1 |
Jana Maláčová (born 24 June 1981) is a Czech politician who has served as the leader of the Social Democratic Party since October 2024.[1] In July 2018 she took up the post as the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in the Czech Republic in the Government led by Andrej Babiš.[2] Between March 2019 and December 2021 she was also deputy chairperson of the ČSSD.
Jana Maláčová was born 24 June 1981 in the town of Uherské Hradiště. She is educated at Goethe University in Frankfurt and London School of Economics (LSE).
After finishing her undergraduate studies in 2007, Maláčová worked for the Ministry of Regional Development.[2] Between 2012 and 2014 she worked as the representative for the Senate of the Czech Republic to the European Parliament in Brussels and later served as communications director for the Czech Government on European Union issues.[2] In June 2015, she was appointed the head of Family and Aging policy at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, before becoming Minister on 30 July 2018 following the resignation of Petr Krčál.[3] She was a candidate in the December 2021 Czech Social Democratic Party leadership election.[4] On 5 October 2024, Maláčová became the leader of Social Democratic Party.
She speaks Czech, German, and English.[5] Ms. Maláčová was married to Mr. Aleš Chmelař and has a son. They finalized their divorce in February 2023.[6]