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Current parties: ANO 2011: Action of Dissatisfied Citizens 2011 - CSSD: Czech Social Democratic Party - KDU-CSL: Christian Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People's Party - KSCM: Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia - ODS: Civic Democratic Party - Piráti: Czech Pirate Party - SPOZ: Party of Civic Rights–Zemanovci - SZ: Green Party - TOP09: Tradition, Responsibility, Prosperity - RN: Order of the Nation (called LIDEM, Liberal Democrats, to 2014 and VIZE 2014, Vision 2014, to 2015) - SPD: Freedom and Direct Democracy - STAN: Mayors and Independents - TSS (Trikolóra): Tricolour Citizens' Movement

Later parties: SPR-RSC: Rally for the Republic-Republican Party of Czechoslovakia (1989-2013) - KDS: Christian Democratic Party (1990-1996) - ODA: Civic Democratic Alliance (1990-2007) - RMS: Republican Party (2001-2008) - US-DEU: Freedom Union-Democratic Union (1998-2011) - VV: Public Affairs (2001-2015)

Presidents of the Republic 
Václav Klaus         1 Jan 1993 -  2 Feb 1993         ODS (acting) 
Václav Havel         2 Feb 1993 -  2 Feb 2003 (†2011) n/p
Vladimír Spidla      2 Feb 2003 -  7 Mar 2003         CSSD (acting)     
Václav Klaus         7 Mar 2003 -  7 Mar 2013         ODS 
Milos Zeman          8 Mar 2013 -  8 Mar 2023         SPOZ
Petr Pavel           9 Mar 2023 -                     n/p
Prime Ministers 
Václav Klaus         1 Jan 1993 - 17 Dec 1997         ODS       
Josef Tosovsky      17 Dec 1997 - 17 Jul 1998         n/p
Milos Zeman         17 Jul 1998 - 12 Jul 2002         CSSD      
Vladimír Spidla     12 Jul 2002 - 26 Jul 2004         CSSD      
Stanislav Gross     26 Jul 2004 - 25 Apr 2005 (†2015) CSSD
Jirí Paroubek       25 Apr 2005 -  4 Sep 2006         CSSD
Mirek Topolánek      4 Sep 2006 -  8 May 2009         ODS
Jan Fischer          8 May 2009 - 13 Jul 2010         n/p
Petr Necas          13 Jul 2010 - 10 Jul 2013         ODS
Jirí Rusnok         10 Jul 2013 - 29 Jan 2014         n/p
Bohuslav Sobotka    29 Jan 2014 - 13 Dec 2017         CSSD
Andrej Babis        13 Dec 2017 - 17 Dec 2021         ANO 2011
Petr Fiala          17 Dec 2021 -                     ODS
Deputy Prime Ministers 
Jan Kalvoda          1 Jan 1993 -  7 Jan 1997         ODA       
Ivan Kocárník        2 Jul 1992 -  2 Jun 1997         ODS
Josef Lux            2 Jul 1992 - 22 Jul 1998 (†1999) KDU-CSL  
Josef Zieleniec      4 Jul 1996 - 23 Oct 1997         ODS
Jirí Skalický       16 Jun 1997 - 20 Feb 1998         ODA
Jaroslav Sedivý      2 Jan 1998 - 22 Jul 1998 (†2023) n/p
Egon Lánský         22 Jul 1998 -  1 Dec 1999 (†2013) CSSD
Pavel Mertlík       22 Jul 1998 - 13 Apr 2001         CSSD 
Pavel Rychetský     22 Jul 1998 -  5 Ago 2003         CSSD 
Vladimír Spidla     22 Jul 1998 - 12 Jul 2002         CSSD
Jan Kavan           10 Dec 1999 - 15 Jul 2002         CSSD 
Miroslav Grégr      30 May 2001 - 15 Jul 2002         CSSD 
Stanislav Gross     15 Jul 2002 - 26 Jul 2004 (†2015) CSSD
Petr Mares          15 Jul 2002 -  4 Aug 2004         US-DEU  
Cyril Svoboda       15 Jul 2002 -  4 Aug 2004         KDU-CSL
Bohuslav Sobotka    30 Oct 2003 -  4 Aug 2004         CSSD
Martin Jahn          4 Aug 2004 - 31 Dec 2005         n/p
Pavel Němec          4 Aug 2004 -  4 Sep 2006         US-DEU
Milan Simonovský     4 Aug 2004 -  4 Sep 2006         KDU-CSL 
Zdeněk Skromach      4 Aug 2004 -  4 Sep 2006         CSSD
Bohuslav Sobotka    25 Apr 2005 -  4 Sep 2006         CSSD (1st DPM)
Jirí Havel           3 Jan 2006 -  4 Sep 2006 (†2012) CSSD 
Petr Necas           4 Sep 2006 -  8 May 2009         ODS   
Martin Bursík        9 Jan 2007 -  8 May 2009         SZ         
Jirí Cunek           9 Jan 2007 -  7 Nov 2007         KDU-CSL (1st DPM)
Alexandr Vondra      9 Jan 2007 -  8 May 2009         ODS          
Jirí Cunek           2 Apr 2008 - 23 Jan 2009         KDU-CSL (1st DPM)
Vlasta Parkanová    23 Jan 2009 -  8 May 2009         KDU-CSL (1st DPM)
Jan Kohout           8 May 2009 - 13 Jul 2010         n/p
Martin Barták        8 May 2009 - 13 Jul 2010         n/p
Radek John          13 Jul 2010 - 21 Apr 2011         VV
Karel Schwarzenberg 13 Jul 2010 - 10 Jul 2013 (†2023) TOP09 (1st DPM)
Karolína Peake       1 Jul 2011 - 10 Jul 2013         VV, LIDEM
Jan Fischer         10 Jul 2013 - 29 Jan 2014         n/p
Martin Pecina       10 Jul 2013 - 29 Jan 2014         n/p
Andrej Babis        29 Jan 2014 - 24 May 2017         ANO 2011 (1st DPM)
Pavel Belobrádek    29 Jan 2014 - 13 Dec 2017         KDU-CSL
Richard Brabec      24 May 2017 - 30 Apr 2019         ANO 2011 (1st DPM to 13 Dec 2017 and again from 27 Jun 2018)
Martin Stropnický   13 Dec 2017 - 27 Jun 2018         ANO 2011 (1st DPM)
Jan Hamácek         27 Jun 2018 - 17 Dec 2021         CSSD (1st DPM)
Alena Schillerová   30 Apr 2019 - 17 Dec 2021         n/p
Karel Havlícek      30 Apr 2019 - 17 Dec 2021         n/p
Vít Rakusan         17 Dec 2021 -                     STAN (1st DPM)
Marian Jurecka      17 Dec 2021 -                     KDU-CSL
Ivan Bartos         17 Dec 2021 -                     Piráti 
Vlastimil Valék     17 Dec 2021 -                     TOP 09
Ministers of Foreign Affairs 
Josef Zieleniec      1 Jan 1993 - 23 Oct 1997         ODS
Jaroslav Sedivý      8 Nov 1997 - 22 Jul 1998 (†2023) n/p
Jan Kavan           22 Jul 1998 - 15 Jul 2002         CSSD 
Cyril Svoboda       15 Jul 2002 -  4 Sep 2006         KDU-CSL
Alexandr Vondra      4 Sep 2006 -  9 Jan 2007         n/p, ODS
Karel Schwarzenberg  9 Jan 2007 -  8 May 2009 (†2023) n/p
Jan Kohout           8 May 2009 - 13 Jul 2010         n/p
Karel Schwarzenberg 13 Jul 2010 - 10 Jul 2013 (†2023) TOP09
Jan Kohout          10 Jul 2013 - 29 Jan 2014         n/p
Lubomír Zaorálek    29 Jan 2014 - 13 Dec 2017         CSSD
Martin Stropnický   13 Dec 2017 - 27 Jun 2018         ANO 2011
Jan Hamácek         27 Jun 2018 - 16 Oct 2018         CSSD (acting)
Tomás Petrícek      16 Oct 2018 - 12 Apr 2021         CSSD
Jan Hamácek         12 Apr 2021 - 21 Apr 2021         CSSD (acting)
Jakub Kulhánek      21 Apr 2021 - 17 Dec 2021         CSSD
Jan Lipavský        17 Dec 2021 -                     Piráti
Ministers of Defence 
Antonín Baudys       1 Jan 1993 - 22 Sep 1994 (†2010) KDU-CSL
Vilém Holán         22 Sep 1994 -  4 Jul 1996 (†2021) KDU-CSL
Miroslav Výborný     4 Jul 1996 - 30 Dec 1997 	      KDU-CSL 
Michal Lobkowicz     2 Jan 1998 - 22 Jul 1998 	      ODS
Vladimír Vetchý     22 Jul 1998 -  4 May 2001         CSSD 
Jaroslav Tvrdík      4 May 2001 -  9 Jun 2003         CSSD
Miroslav Kostelka    9 Jun 2003 -  4 Aug 2004         n/p
Karel Kühnl          4 Aug 2004 -  4 Sep 2006         US-DEU
Jirí Sedivý          4 Sep 2006 -  9 Jan 2007         n/p
Vlasta Parkanová     9 Jan 2007 -  8 May 2009         KDU-CSL
Martin Barták        8 May 2009 - 13 Jul 2010         n/p
Alexandr Vondra     13 Jul 2010 - 12 Dec 2012         ODS
Karolína Peake      12 Dec 2012 - 20 Dec 2012         LIDEM
Petr Necas          21 Dec 2012 - 19 Mar 2013         ODS (acting)
Vlastimil Picek     19 Mar 2013 - 29 Jan 2014         military
Martin Stropnický   29 Jan 2014 - 13 Dec 2017         ANO 2011
Karla Slechtová     13 Dec 2017 - 27 Jun 2018         n/p
Lubomír Metnar      27 Jun 2018 - 17 Dec 2021         n/p
Jana Cernochová     17 Dec 2021 -                     ODS
Ministers of the Interior 
Jan Ruml             1 Jan 1993 -  7 Nov 1997         ODS     
Jindrich Vodicka     8 Nov 1997 -  2 Jan 1998         ODS 
Cyril Svoboda        2 Jan 1998 - 22 Jul 1998         KDU-CSL
Václav Grulich      22 Jul 1998 -  4 Apr 2000         CSSD
Stanislav Gross      4 Apr 2000 -  4 Aug 2004         CSSD
Frantisek Bublan     4 Aug 2004 -  4 Sep 2006         n/p
Ivan Langer          4 Sep 2006 -  8 May 2009         ODS
Martin Pecina        8 May 2009 - 13 Jul 2010         n/p
Radek John          13 Jul 2010 - 21 Apr 2011         VV
Jan Kubice          21 Apr 2011 - 10 Jul 2013         n/p
Martin Pecina       10 Jul 2013 - 29 Jan 2014         n/p
Milan Chovanec      29 Jan 2014 - 13 Dec 2017         CSSD
Lubomír Metnar      13 Dec 2017 - 27 Jun 2018         n/p
Jan Hamácek         27 Jun 2018 - 17 Dec 2021         CSSD 
Vít Rakusan         17 Dec 2021 -                     STAN
Ministers of Finance 
Ivan Kocárnik        1 Jan 1993 -  2 Jun 1997         ODS
Ivan Pilip           3 Jun 1997 - 22 Jul 1998         ODS
Ivo Svoboda         22 Jul 1998 - 20 Jul 1999 (†2017) CSSD
Pavel Mertlík       21 Jul 1999 - 13 Apr 2001         CSSD
Jirí Rusnok         13 Apr 2001 - 15 Jul 2002         CSSD 
Bohuslav Sobotka    15 Jul 2002 -  4 Sep 2006         CSSD 
Vlastimil Tlustý     4 Sep 2006 -  9 Jan 2007         ODS
Miroslav Kalousek    9 Jan 2007 -  8 May 2009         KDU-CSL
Eduard Janota        8 May 2009 - 13 Jul 2010 (†2011) n/p
Miroslav Kalousek   13 Jul 2010 - 10 Jul 2013         TOP09
Jan Fischer         10 Jul 2013 - 29 Jan 2014         n/p
Andrej Babis        29 Jan 2014 - 24 May 2017         ANO 2011
Ivan Pilný          24 May 2017 - 13 Dec 2017         ANO 2011  
Alena Schillerová   13 Dec 2017 - 17 Dec 2021         n/p
Zbyněk Stanjura     17 Dec 2021 -                     ODS
Chairmen of the Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecká Snìmovna) 
Milan Uhde           1 Jan 1993 - 27 Jun 1996         ODS
Milos Zeman         27 Jun 1996 - 17 Jul 1998         CSSD
Václav Klaus        17 Jul 1998 - 11 Jul 2002         ODS
Lubomír Zaorálek    11 Jul 2002 - 14 Aug 2006         CSSD
Miloslav Vlcek      14 Aug 2006 - 30 Apr 2010         CSSD
Miroslava Nemcová    1 May 2010 - 27 Nov 2013         ODS (acting to 24 Jun 2010)
Jan Hamácek         27 Nov 2013 - 22 Nov 2017         CSSD
Radek Vondrácek     22 Nov 2017 - 21 Oct 2021         ANO 2011
Markéta Adamová     21 Oct 2021 -                     TOP09
Chairmen of the Senate (Sénat) 
Jaroslav Musial     18 Dec 1996 - 18 Dec 1996 (†2017) CSSD (acting)
Petr Pithart        18 Dec 1996 - 16 Dec 1998         KDU-CSL   
Libuse Benesová     16 Dec 1998 - 23 Nov 2000         ODS
Ivan Havlícek       24 Nov 2000 - 19 Dec 2000         CSSD (acting)  
Petr Pithart        19 Dec 2000 - 15 Dec 2004         KDU-CSL 
Premysl Sobotka     15 Dec 2004 - 13 Nov 2012         ODS
Alena Gajdusková    14 Nov 2010 - 24 Nov 2010         CSSD (acting)
Milan Stech         24 Nov 2010 - 14 Nov 2018         CSSD
Jaroslav Kubera     14 Nov 2018 – 20 Jan 2020 (†2020) ODS
Jirí Ruzicka        20 Jan 2020 - 19 Feb 2020         TOP09 (acting)
Milos Vystrcil      19 Feb 2020 -                     ODS
Chairman of ANO 2011 
Andrej Babis         2011-

ANO 2011 was founded on 11 May 2011.
Chairmen of ODS 
Václav Klaus         1991-2002  
Mirek Topolánek      2002-2010
Petr Necas           2010-2013
Martin Kuba          2013-2014         (acting)
Petr Fiala           2014-

ODS was founded on 21 Apr 1991 by members of the Civic Forum. In Mar 1996 the Christian Democratic Party (KDS) merged into the ODS.
Chairmen of Piráti 
Kamil Horký          2009
Ivan Bartos          2009-2013
Jakub Michálek       2013
Ivan Bartos          2013-2014
Jana Michailidu      2014
Lukás Cernohorský    2014-2016
Ivan Bartos          2016-

The Czech Pirate Party (Piráti) was founded on 17 Jun 2009.
Chairman of SPD 
Tomio Okamura        2015-

SPD was founded on 5 May 2015.
Chairmen of KSCM 
Jirí Machalík        1990      (†2017)
Jirí Svoboda         1990-1993
Miroslav Grebenícek  1993-2005         
Vojtech Filip        2005-2021
Katerina Konecná     2021-

KSCM was founded on 31 Mar 1990 as a leading faction of the old KSC, which ceased to exist.
Chairmen of CSSD 
Zdenek Fierlinger    1945-1947 (†1976) 
Bohumil Lausman      1947-1948 (†1963)
Zdenek Fierlinger    1948      (†1976) 
Jirí Horák           1990-1993 (†2003)
Milos Zeman          1993-2001         
Vladimír Spidla      2001-2004     
Stanislav Gross      2004-2005 (†2015) (acting to 2005)
Bohuslav Sobotka     2005-2006         (acting)
Jirí Paroubek        2006-2010
Bohuslav Sobotka     2010-2017         (acting to 2011)
Milan Chovanec       2017-2018         (acting)
Jan Hamácek          2018-2021
Roman Onderka        2021              (acting)
Michal Smarda        2021-

From 1945 to 1948 the party was known as the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Party of Workers (CSDSD); in Jun 1948 it merged into the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSC), ceasing to exist. On 25 Mar 1990 the party was formally reconstitued as CSSD.
Chairmen of KDU-CSL 
Jan Srámek	     1919-1948 (†1956)
Alois Petr	     1948-1951 (†1951)
Jozef Plojhar	     1951-1968 (†1981)
Antonín Pospísil     1968-1973 (†1973)
Rostislav Petera     1973-1980 (†1980)
Frantisek Toman      1980-1981 (†1981)
Zbyněk Zalman	     1981-1989
Jozef Bartoncík      1989-1990
Josef Lux            1990-1998 (†1999) 
Jan Kasal            1998-2001         
Cyril Svoboda        2001-2003         
Miroslav Kalousek    2003-2006         
Jan Kasal            2006              (acting)
Jirí Cunek           2006-2009
Cyril Svoboda        2009-2010
Michaela Sojdrová    2010              (acting)  
Pavel Belobrádek     2010-2019
Marek Výborný        2019-2020
Marian Jurecka       2020-

The old CSL, founded in 1918, was forced to join the KSC-led National Front in 1948. In Nov 1989 the party severed relations with the KSC and changed its name to KDU-CSL. In Mar 1992 it merged with other small Christian and agrarian parties.
Chairmen of TOP 09 
Karel Schwarzenberg  2009-2015 (†2023)
Miroslav Kalousek    2015-2017
Jirí Pospísil        2017-2019
Markéta Adamová      2019-

TOP 09 was launched on 11 Jun 2009 by splinters of KDU-CSL.
Chairmen of STAN 
Josef Zicha          2005-2009
Petr Gazdík          2009-2014
Martin Půta          2014-2016
Petr Gazdík          2016-2019
Vít Rakusan          2019-

STAN was founded on 19 Aug 2004.
Chairmen of TSS (Trikolóra) 
Václav Klaus (Jr.)   2019-2021
Zuzana Majerová      2021-

TSS was founded by splinters of ODS on 25 Jun 2019.
Chairmen of LIDEM, VIZE 2014, RN 
Karolína Peake       2012-2013
Dagmar Navrátilová   2013-2014 (acting to 2014)
Ales Hemer           2014-2015
Josef Zickler        2015-

LIDEM was founded on 3 May 2012 by splinters of VV. The party changed its name to VIZE 2014 on 13 Mar 2014 and to RN on 11 Jun 2015.
Chairmen of SPOZ 
Milos Zeman          2010
Vladimír Hönig       2010      (acting)
Vratislav Mynár      2010-2013
Zdeněk Stengl        2013-2014
Jan Veleba           2014-2018
Lubomír Necas        2018-2020
Martin Sulc          2020-

SPOZ was founded on 17 Oct 2009 by splinters of CSSD. Its founding congress took place on 6 Mar 2010.
Chairmen of SPR-RSC, RMS (1989-2013) 
Miroslav Sládek      1990-2013

SPR-RSC was founded in Nov 1989. In 2001 it was disbanded and Miroslav Sládek founded a new party, the RMS. In 2008 the SPR-RSC was restored, but two years later was suspended. The party was finally dissolved on 15 May 2013.
Chairmen of US, US-DEU (1998-2011) 
Jan Ruml             1998-1999             
Karel Kühnl          1999-2001         
Hana Marvanová       2001-2002         
Ivan Pilip           2002-2003 (acting)
Petr Mares           2003-2004         
Pavel Nemec          2004-2006        
Jan Hadrava          2006-2007
Jan Cerny            2007-2011

The Freedom Union (US) was founded on 17 Jan 1998 by splinters of ODS. On 27 Oct 2001 it merged with the extraparliamentary Democratic Union (DEU), forming US-DEU. The party was disolved on 1 Jan 2011.
Leader of 4 Koalice (2001-2002) 
Karel Kühnl          2001-2002

4 Koalice (4K) was launched in Sep 2000 by four parties: KDU-CSL, US, DEU and the Civic Democratic Alliance (ODA). The coalition was disbanded on 1 Feb 2002.
Chairmen of ODA (1990-2007) 
Pavel Bratinka       1990-1992
Jan Kalvoda          1992-1997
Michael Zantovský    1997
Jirí Skalický        1997-1998
Daniel Kroupa        1998-2001
Michael Zantovský    2001-2002
Jirina Nováková      2002-2007

ODA was founded in 1990 and was disbanded on 31 Dec 2007.
Chairmen of VV (2001-2015) 
Fredegar Formen      2002-2003
Stanislava Moravcová 2003-2005
Jaroslav Skárka      2005-2009
Radek John           2009-2013
Vít Bárta            2013-2013
David Kádner         2013-2014 (interim)
Jirí Kohout          2014-2015

VV was founded in 2001 and was dissolved on 14 Jul 2015.

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