List of prime ministers of the Czech Republic

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Stanislav Rázl  [ cz ] was the first Czech head of government
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This is a list of prime ministers of the Czech Republic , a political office that was created in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.

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The Czech Republic is a parliamentary representative democracy, with the Prime Minister acting as head of government and the President acting as head of state.

The first Prime Minister of the Czech Republic was Václav Klaus, who served as the second President from 7 March 2003 until 7 March 2013. The current and 14th Prime Minister is Andrej Babiš, leader of ANO 2011, who was appointed by the President on December 9, 2025.

Czechoslovakia (1918–1992)

Czech Socialist Republic (1969–1990)

1 January 1969 – 5 March 1990: called "Czech Socialist Republic" within Czechoslovakia.

Prime Ministers of the Czech Socialist Republic(Federal part)

Parties:

   KSČ (Communist)
   OF

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePolitical partyCabinetElection
Took officeLeft officeTenure
1 Coat of arms of Czechoslovakia (1960-1990).svg Stanislav Rázl  [ cs ]
(1920–1999)		8 January 196929 September 1969264 days Communist Party of Czechoslovakia I KSČ – ČSL – ČSS 1968
2 Josef Kempny (Obrana lidu, May 1971).png Josef Kempný  [ cs ]
(1920–1996)		29 September 196928 January 1970121 days Communist Party of Czechoslovakia I KSČ – ČSL – ČSS
3 Josef Korcak (Obrana lidu, May 1971).png Josef Korčák
(1921–2008)		28 January 197020 March 198717 years, 51 days Communist Party of Czechoslovakia I KSČ – ČSL – ČSS
II KSČ – ČSL – ČSS 1971
III KSČ – ČSL – ČSS 1976
IV KSČ – ČSL – ČSS 1981
V KSČ – ČSL – ČSS 1986
4 Coat of arms of Czechoslovakia (1960-1990).svg Ladislav Adamec
(1926–2007)		20 March 198712 October 19881 year, 206 days Communist Party of Czechoslovakia I KSČ – ČSL – ČSS
5 Coat of arms of Czechoslovakia (1960-1990).svg František Pitra
(1932–2018)		12 October 19886 February 19901 year, 117 days Communist Party of Czechoslovakia I KSČ – ČSL – ČSS
KSČ – OF – ČSL – ČSS
6 P. Pithart (Roztoky 1990).jpg Petr Pithart
(born 1941)		6 February 19906 March 199028 days Civic Forum I KSČ – OF – ČSL – ČSS

Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1990–1992)

6 March 1990 – 31 December 1992: called "Czech Republic" within Czechoslovakia.

Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic(Federal part)

Parties:

   OF
   OH (Social-liberal)
   ODS (Liberal-conservative)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePolitical partyCabinetElection
Took officeLeft officeTenure
6 Petr Pithart 1992 (cropped).jpg Petr Pithart
(born 1941)		6 March 199029 June 19902 years, 118 days Civic Forum I KSČ – OF – ČSL – ČSS 1986
29 June 199027 April 1991 II OF – HSD-SMS – KDU 1990
27 April 19912 July 1992 Civic Movement III OH – ODS – HSD-SMS – KDU
7 Antall Aznar Chirac Klaus 1993 (cropped) Klaus 2.tiff Václav Klaus
(born 1941)		2 July 199231 December 1992182 days Civic Democratic Party I ODS – KDU-ČSL – ODA – KDS 1992

Czech Republic (1993–present)

From 1 January 1993 after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.

Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic

Parties:

   ODS (Liberal-conservative)
   ČSSD (Social democratic)
   ANO 2011 (Populist)
   Independent

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePolitical partyCabinetElection
Took officeLeft officeTenure
1 Defense.gov News Photo 971110-D-2987S-144 Vaclav Klaus (cropped).jpg Václav Klaus
(born 1941)
[1] [2] 		1 January 19934 July 19965 years, 1 day Civic Democratic Party I ODS – KDU-ČSL – ODA – KDS 1992
4 July 19962 January 1998 II ODS – KDU-ČSL – ODA 1996
2 Josef Tosovsky, Czech Prime Minister.jpeg Josef Tošovský
(born 1950)
[3] 		2 January 1998 [a] 22 July 1998201 days Independent I ODS – KDU-ČSL – ODA
ODS later replaced by US
3 Milos Zeman 2002.jpg Miloš Zeman
(born 1944)
[4] 		22 July 1998 [b] 15 July 20023 years, 358 days Czech Social Democratic Party I ČSSD 1998
4 Vladimir Spidla, 2007 crop.jpg Vladimír Špidla
(born 1951)
[5] 		15 July 2002 [c] 4 August 20042 years, 20 days Czech Social Democratic Party I ČSSD – KDU-ČSL – US–DEU 2002
5 Stanislav Gross 2004 (cropped).jpg Stanislav Gross
(1969–2015)
[6] 		4 August 2004 [d] 25 April 2005264 days Czech Social Democratic Party I ČSSD – KDU-ČSL – US–DEU
6 Jiri Paroubek.jpg Jiří Paroubek
(born 1952)
[7] 		25 April 20054 September 20061 year, 132 days Czech Social Democratic Party I ČSSD – KDU-ČSL – US–DEU
7 Mirek Topolanek.jpg Mirek Topolánek
(born 1956)
[8] [9] 		4 September 2006 [e] 9 January 20072 years, 246 days Civic Democratic Party I ODS 2006
9 January 2007 [f] 8 May 2009 II ODS – KDU-ČSL – SZ
8 Jan Fischer 2009 (cropped).jpg Jan Fischer
(born 1951)
[10] 		8 May 2009 [g] 13 July 20101 year, 66 days Independent I ODS – ČSSD – SZ
9 Latvijas un Cehijas premjerministru tiksanas (8747337376) (cropped).jpg Petr Nečas
(born 1964)
[11] 		13 July 2010 [h] 10 July 20132 years, 362 days Civic Democratic Party I ODS – TOP 09 – VV
VV later replaced by LIDEM 		2010
10 Jiri Rusnok2.JPG Jiří Rusnok
(born 1960)
[12] 		10 July 2013 [i] 29 January 2014203 days Independent I ČSSD [13] – KDU-ČSL
ČSSD exited cabinet [14]
11 Bohuslav Sobotka Rozhlas 2015.JPG Bohuslav Sobotka
(born 1971)
[15] 		29 January 2014 [j] 13 December 20173 years, 318 days Czech Social Democratic Party I ČSSD – ANO 2011 – KDU-ČSL 2013
12 A Babis Praha 2015.JPG Andrej Babiš
(born 1954)
[16] [17] 		13 December 2017 [k] 27 June 20184 years, 4 days ANO 2011 I ANO 2011 2017
27 June 2018 [l] 17 December 2021 II ANO 2011 – ČSSD
13 Petr Fiala 2019 Praha.jpg Petr Fiala
(born 1964)
[18] 		17 December 2021 [m] 15 December 20253 years, 363 days Civic Democratic Party I Spolu (ODS – KDU-ČSL – TOP 09) – PirStan (STAN – Pirates)
Pirates exited cabinet		 2021
(12) Andrej Babis 2025 (cropped).jpg Andrej Babiš
(born 1954)
[19] [20] [21] 		15 December 2025 [n] Incumbent24 days ANO 2011 III ANO 2011 – SPD – AUTO 2025

Timeline

Petr FialaAndrej BabišBohuslav SobotkaJiří RusnokPetr NečasJan FischerMirek TopolánekJiří ParoubekStanislav GrossVladimir ŠpidlaMiloš ZemanJosef TošovskýVáclav KlausPetr PithartFrantišek PitraLadislav AdamecJosef KorčákJosef KempnýStanislav RázlList of prime ministers of the Czech Republic

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Designated prime minister on 17 December 1997
  2. ↑ Designated prime minister on 17 July 1998
  3. ↑ Designated prime minister on 12 July 2002
  4. ↑ Designated prime minister on 26 July 2004
  5. ↑ Designated prime minister on 16 August 2006
  6. ↑ Designated as prime minister on 8 November 2006
  7. ↑ Designated as prime minister on 9 April 2009
  8. ↑ Designated prime minister on 28 June 2010
  9. ↑ Designated prime minister on 25 June 2013
  10. ↑ Designated prime minister on 17 January 2014
  11. ↑ Designated prime minister on 6 December 2017
  12. ↑ Designated prime minister on 6 June 2018
  13. ↑ Designated prime minister on 28 November 2021
  14. ↑ Designated prime minister on 9 December 2025

References

  1. ↑ "Přehled členů vlády (2. 7. 1992 - 4. 7. 1996)". vlada.gov.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  2. ↑ "Přehled členů vlády (4. 7. 1996 - 2. 1. 1998)". vlada.gov.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  3. ↑ "Přehled členů vlády (2. 1. 1998 - 17. 7. 1998)". vlada.gov.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  4. ↑ "Přehled členů vlády (22. 7. 1998 - 12. 7. 2002)". vlada.gov.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  5. ↑ "Přehled členů vlády (15. 7. 2002 - 4. 8. 2004)". vlada.gov.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  6. ↑ "Přehled členů vlády (4. 8. 2004 - 25. 4. 2005)". vlada.gov.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  7. ↑ "Přehled členů vlády (25. 4. 2005 - 16. 8. 2006)". vlada.gov.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  8. ↑ "Přehled členů vlády (4. 9. 2006 - 9. 1. 2007)". vlada.gov.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  9. ↑ "Přehled členů vlády (9. 1. 2007 - 8. 5. 2009)". vlada.gov.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  10. ↑ "Přehled členů vlády (9. 4. 2009 - 13. 7. 2010)". vlada.gov.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  11. ↑ "Přehled členů vlády Petra Nečase (13.07.2010 - 10.07.2013)". vlada.gov.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  12. ↑ "Přehled členů vlády Jiřího Rusnoka (10.07.2013 - 29.01.2014)". vlada.gov.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  13. ↑ "MGR. Marie Benešová". Government of the Czech Republic (in Czech). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  14. ↑ Ovčáček, Jiří (23 August 2013). "Benešová musela vystoupit z ČSSD, aby za ni mohla kandidovat". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis.
  15. ↑ "Přehled členů vlády Bohuslava Sobotky (29.01.2014 - 13.12.2017)". vlada.gov.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  16. ↑ "Přehled členů vlády Andreje Babiše (13.12.2017-27.06.2018)". vlada.gov.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  17. ↑ "Druhá vláda Andreje Babiše (27.6.2018—17.12.2021)". vlada.gov.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  18. ↑ "Členové vlády | Vláda České republiky". vlada.gov.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  19. ↑ "Czech billionaire Babiš will become PM after disposing of agri-business conflict". POLITICO. 2025-12-04. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  20. ↑ "Czech populist billionaire Babis returns as prime minister, will take power next week". Reuters. 9 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ↑ "Czech billionaire Babis becomes PM with promise to cut ties to business empire". BBC News. 2025-12-09. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
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