| Mikuláš Bek | |
| Office: | 19th Minister of Education, Youth and Sports |
| Primeminister: | Petr Fiala |
| Term Start: | 4 May 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Vladimír Balaš |
| Office1: | 4th Minister for European Affairs |
| Primeminister1: | Petr Fiala |
| Term Start1: | 17 December 2021 |
| Term End1: | 4 May 2023 |
| Predecessor1: | Juraj Chmiel (2010) |
| Successor1: | Martin Dvořák |
| Office2: | Senator from Brno |
| Term Start2: | 13 October 2018 |
| Predecessor2: | Eliška Wagnerová |
| Birth Date: | 22 April 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Šternberk, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Party: | Independent (nominated by Mayors and Independents) |
| Occupation: | musicologist |
| Website: | mikulasbek.cz |
Mikuláš Bek (born 22 April 1964) is a Czech musicologist[1] and politician, who has been serving as Minister of Education, Youth and Sports in Petr Fiala's Cabinet since May 2023.[2] He previously served as the Minister of EU Affairs from December 2021 to May 2023.[3]
From 2011 to 2019 he served as rector of Masaryk University in Brno, succeeding his friend and future cabinet superior Petr Fiala.
Since 2018 Bek has been a member of the Czech Senate representing the Brno-City electoral district, as a nominee of the Mayors and Independents. In the Senate, he chaired the Committee on EU Affairs.[1] In November 2021, he stated that the Visegrád Group is overrated and that he wants to focus on cooperation with Germany and the Western European countries.[4]