Václav Klaus
President of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Václav Klaus (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈklaus]; born 19 June 1941) is a Czech economist and politician. He was the 2nd President of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013. He also served as the second and last Prime Minister of the Czech Republic.[1]
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Václav Klaus | |
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2nd President of the Czech Republic | |
In office 7 March 2003 – 7 March 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Petr Nečas Jan Fischer Mirek Topolánek Jiří Paroubek Stanislav Gross Vladimír Špidla |
Preceded by | Václav Havel |
Succeeded by | Miloš Zeman |
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Born | (1941-06-19)19 June 1941 Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (now Czech Republic) |
Political party | 1989–1991 Civic Forum 1991–2009 ODS 2009–now indepedent |
Spouse(s) | Livia Klausová |
Alma mater | Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze |
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Website | Václav Klaus |
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His presidency was very controversial because he did not believe in global warming and because of an amnesty he declared on the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Czech Republic. In the amnesty, Klaus forgave many punishments for investigated crimes and stopped the investigation of others.