Minister of Foreign Affairs (Czech Republic) explained

Post:Minister of Foreign Affairs
Body:the Czech Republic
Ministr zahraničních věcí České republiky
Insignia:MZVlogo.png
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Incumbent:Jan Lipavský
Incumbentsince:17 December 2021
Acting:no
Seat:Czernin Palace
Appointer:Prime Minister
Formation:1 January 1993
Website:www.mzv.cz

The minister of foreign affairs of the Czech Republic (Czech: Ministr zahraničních věcí České republiky) is a senior official of the Government of the Czech Republic, and as the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is concerned with foreign policy and foreign relations of the Czech Republic.

The minister of foreign affairs is appointed by the president after being nominated by the prime minister.

The minister of foreign affairs along with the finance minister, the minister of defence, and the minister of the interior are generally regarded as the four most important cabinet members because of the importance of their respective ministries.

The current minister of foreign affairs of the Czech Republic is Jan Lipavský.

List of ministers of foreign affairs of the Czech Republic

NamePortraitEntered officeLeft officePolitical party
Josef Zieleniec1 January 199323 October 1997ODS
Jaroslav Šedivý8 November 199717 July 1998Independent
Jan Kavan22 July 199812 July 2002ČSSD
Cyril Svoboda15 July 20024 September 2006KDU-ČSL
Alexandr Vondra4 September 20069 January 2007ODS
Karel Schwarzenberg9 January 20078 May 2009Greens
Jan Kohout8 May 200913 July 2010Independent
Karel Schwarzenberg13 July 201010 July 2013TOP 09
Jan Kohout10 July 201329 January 2014Independent
Lubomír Zaorálek29 January 201413 December 2017ČSSD
Martin Stropnický13 December 201727 June 2018ANO 2011
Jan Hamáček (acting)27 June 201816 October 2018ČSSD
Tomáš Petříček16 October 201812 April 2021ČSSD
Jan Hamáček (acting)12 April 202121 April 2021ČSSD
Jakub Kulhánek21 April 202117 December 2021ČSSD
Jan Lipavský17 December 2021IncumbentCzech Pirate Party

See also