Jan Stráský

In office
20 July 1992 – 31 December 1992
Preceded by Václav Havel
Succeeded by office abolished

In office
2 July 1992 – 31 December 1992
Preceded by Marián Čalfa
Succeeded by office abolished

Born December 24, 1940 (1940-12-24) (age 69)
Pilsen, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia

Jan Stráský (born 24 December 1940 in Plzeň) is a Czech politician.

Stráský studied philosophy and political economy at the Charles University in Prague.[1] During the 1960s-'80s he worked at the Central bank of Czechoslovakia.

In 1991 Stráský became member of the Civic Democratic Party, since 1992 he was member of parliament, minister of transportation (1993-95), and minister of health (1995-96). From 2 July - 31 December 1992 he served as prime minister as well as acting president of Czechoslovakia (before it was dissolved).[1] Later he left politics and as of 2005 works in the civil service.

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Government offices
Preceded by
Václav Havel
President of Czechoslovakia (acting)
1992
Succeeded by
(none)
Preceded by
Marián Čalfa
Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia
1992
Succeeded by
(none)
Preceded by
(none)
Minister of Transportation of the Czech Republic
1992–1995
Succeeded by
Vladimír Budínský
Preceded by
Luděk Rubáš
Minister of Health of the Czech Republic
1995–1998
Succeeded by
Zuzana Roithová