| Martin Stropnický | |
| Office: | Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic |
| Primeminister: | Andrej Babiš |
| Term Start: | 13 December 2017 |
| Term End: | 27 June 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Pavel Bělobrádek |
| Successor: | Jan Hamáček |
| Office1: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Primeminister1: | Andrej Babiš |
| Term Start1: | 13 December 2017 |
| Term End1: | 27 June 2018 |
| Predecessor1: | Lubomír Zaorálek |
| Successor1: | Jan Hamáček (acting) |
| Office2: | Minister of Defence |
| Primeminister2: | Bohuslav Sobotka |
| Term Start2: | 29 January 2014 |
| Term End2: | 13 December 2017 |
| Predecessor2: | Vlastimil Picek |
| Successor2: | Karla Šlechtová |
| Office3: | Minister of Culture |
| Primeminister3: | Josef Tošovský |
| Term Start3: | 2 January 1998 |
| Term End3: | 22 July 1998 |
| Predecessor3: | Jaromír Talíř |
| Successor3: | Pavel Dostál |
| Office4: | Czech Republic Ambassador to the State of Israel |
| Term Start4: | 9 November 2018 |
| Term End4: | 31 July 2023 |
| President4: | Miloš Zeman |
| Predecessor4: | Ivo Schwarz |
| Successor4: | Veronika Kuchyňová Šmigolová |
| Office5: | Member of the Chamber of Deputies |
| Term Start5: | 26 October 2013 |
| Term End5: | 1 October 2018 |
| Birth Date: | 19 December 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Party: | ANO 2011 |
| Children: | 5 |
| Alma Mater: | Academy of Performing Arts in Prague |
Martin Stropnický (born 19 December 1956) is a Czech politician and diplomat who served as the minister of Foreign Affairs from December 2017 to June 2018, and was previously minister of Defence from 2014 to 2017. From 2 January 1998 to 22 July 1998 he also served as the minister of Culture.[1] Before entering politics, he was an actor, songwriter, author and director.
Stropnický graduated from the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU) in 1980, and worked in different theatres in Prague over the next decade including the Prague Municipal Theatre and the Vinohrady Theatre.[1]
In 1990 he began working at the Czechoslovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs (which became the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs two years later). He graduated from the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna in 1991,[1] and subsequently served as the Czech Ambassador to Portugal (1993–94) and then Italy (1994-97).[1]
For a six-month period from January to July 1998, Stropnický was appointed Czech Minister of Culture in the caretaker government of Josef Tošovský.[1] He subsequently returned to the diplomatic service, serving as Czech Ambassador to the Vatican from 1999 to 2003, before returning to the Vinohrady Theatre as artistic director.[1]
He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 2013 and served as Minister of Defence in Bohuslav Sobotka's Cabinet.[1] Following the 2017 legislative election, which saw Andrej Babiš taking over as Prime Minister, Stropnický became Minister for Foreign Affairs, as well as Deputy Prime Minister, assuming both positions on 13 December 2017.[1] However, Babiš' government lost a confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies, and Stropnický was succeeded on 27 June 2018 by Jan Hamáček.
On 1 October 2018, Stropnický resigned from Parliament to return to the diplomatic service as Czech Ambassador to Israel.[2]
Stropnický is married. In addition to Czech, he speaks English, French, and Italian, with a passive knowledge of Portuguese, Russian, and German.[1] Stropnický is the father of former Green Party councillor Matěj Stropnický.
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