Robert Pelikán
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Robert Pelikán | |
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15th Minister of Justice of the Czech Republic | |
Assumed office 12 March 2015 |
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Prime Minister | Bohuslav Sobotka |
Preceded by | Helena Válková |
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Born | Prague, Czech Republic |
18 October 1979
Political party | Non-partisan, nominated by ANO 2011 |
Alma mater | Charles University |
Robert Pelikán (born 18 October 1979, in Prague[1]) is a Czech lawyer and politician, currently serving (as of March 2015) as Czech Minister of Justice in the government of Bohuslav Sobotka. On 12 March 2015, he replaced Helena Válková as a candidate for ANO 2011.
Biography
Pelikán studied at the Faculty of Law of the Charles University in Prague. From 2008 to 2014 he worked for Vrána & Pelikán law firm, which he co-founded. He has served as the First Deputy Minister of Justice since June 2014.[1]
He has been criticized by Pavel Zeman, Supreme Public Prosecutor of the Czech Republic, for his intent to increase state executive control over the Prosecutor's Offices.[2][3]
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