Petr Nečas

Petr Nečas was a Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic between 1992 and 2013 and was Deputy Chairman of the Civic Democratic Party between 1999 and 2010. He served as First Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Defence between 1995 and 1996, chaired the Defence and Security Committee of the Chamber of Deputies between 1996 and 2002 and was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Affairs between 2006 and 2009. Between 2010 and 2013 he served as Leader of the Civic Democratic Party and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic.

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