Martin Pecina | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Czech Republic | |
Primeminister: | Jiří Rusnok |
Term Start: | 10 July 2013 |
Term End: | 29 January 2014 |
Title1: | Minister of Interior |
Term Start1: | 10 July 2013 |
Term End1: | 29 January 2014 |
Primeminister1: | Jiří Rusnok |
Predecessor1: | Jan Kubice |
Successor1: | Milan Chovanec |
Term Start2: | 8 May 2009 |
Term End2: | 13 July 2010 |
Primeminister2: | Jan Fischer |
Predecessor2: | Ivan Langer |
Successor2: | Radek John |
Birth Date: | 9 July 1968 |
Birth Place: | Český Těšín, Czechoslovakia |
Spouse: | Alena Pecinová |
Children: | 2 |
Profession: | politician |
Martin Pecina (born 9 July 1968) is a Czech politician, who twice served as the minister of Interior of the Czech Republic. He was the minister of Interior in caretaker governments of Jan Fischer[1] and Jiří Rusnok. He also served as the chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition.
Pecina was born in Ostrava. He's a graduate of the Technical University of Ostrava. He worked as a programmer and was Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade from 2003 to 2005 with the Social Democratic Party. Since 2 September 2005, Pecina has been chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition.
In May 2009, Pecina became Minister of Interior in the cabinet of the Prime Minister Jan Fischer. He was nominated by the Social Democratic Party.