Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
 Female Ministers of the Czech Republic/ Ceská Republika (Female Suffrage 1918) Formerly the Kingdom of Bohemia-Moravia, later a part of The Austro-Hungarian Empire which became the Republic of Czechoslovakia in 1918 until the two parts split up at 1.1.93 and becoming independent. 

See also Czech Parliament

1969-71 Deputy Minister of Labour Maria Kabrhelová
From 1976-89 Vice-President of the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia, Ca. 1987 Secretary of Central Committee of Communist     Party.

1969-86 Minister of Post and Telecommunication Ruzena Urbánková
(b. 1912-)

?1982-86? Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Ph.Dr. Jirna Rolencová

1988-89 Minister of Education and Youth Jana Synková

1989-92 Minister of Commerce, Trade and Tourism Ing. Vlasta Stepová
From 1999 Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (b. 1938-)

1989-90 Minister of Justice Dagmar Buresová
1990-92 President of the Narodni Rada (National Council)

1990-91 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Secretary General and Deputy Chairperson of the Government Office for International Relations Victoria Hradská
In 1990 Chairperson of Liberal Democratic Party. (b. 1944-)

1990-93 Deputy Minister of Economic Control Jitka Zetková  

1992 Minister of Transportation Kvetoloslava (Kveta) Korinková
From 1988-90 Deputy Minister of Economic Development, 1990-91 Minister of Economic Control of Czechoslovakia  

1992-98 Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Dr. Jirina Vonkova

Around 1996-97 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Helena Bambasova 

1996-98 Deputy Minister of Defence Hana Demlova
She is former mayor of Pardubice.

1997-98 Minister of Justice Dr.iur. Vlasta Parkanová
2006 Designate Minister of Defence (June-August and again in December)
2007- Minister of Defence
Member of Parliament 1990-1992 and again since 1997 for the KDU-CSL. She was nominated twice for the post of defence ministers in the prolonged futile attempts to form a government after the elections in June. Chairperson of the Club of Christian-Democratic Union - Czechoslovak Peoples' Party (KDU-CSL) in the Chamber of Deputies from 2006. (b. 1951)

1997-98 Deputy Minister of Finance Jana Furstova 
2001-2005 Deputy Minister of Justice  
(b. 1942) 

Ca. 1997-98 Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade for Construction Ing. Terézia Hrncirova

1998 Minister of Health Zuzana Roithová
Former Director of the Kralovske Vinohrady Training Hospital and Deputy Chairperson of the Association of Czech Hospitals. Former Vice-Chairperson of Christian Democratic Union (KDU-CSL), Senator 1998-2004 and Member of the European Parliament from 2004. (b. 1953-)

1998-2002 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Helena Opolecka
From 2002 she is assistant to the the President of the UN General Assembly 2002-03 the former Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kavan. (b. 1955-)

1998-99 Deputy Minister of Finance Ing. Irma Zlatohávková
(b. 1925-)  

1998-2000 Deputy Minister of the Interior Prof .Ing. Yvonne Strecková, CSc
(b. 1934-)  

1998-2002 Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Milada Vlasakova

1998-2002 Deputy Minister of Environment Dana Rimanova

1998-2002 Deputy Minister of Environment Eva Tylova

1998-2002 Deputy Minister of Environment Martina Motolova

1998-2000 Deputy Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Dr. Vladimira Rattayova

1998-2002 Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy PhDr. Bela Hejná  
 Unsuccessful candidate to the Senate in 2004 and  Advisor to the Prime Minister from 2005.

1999-2005 Deputy Minister of Finance Yvona Legierska
2005- Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs

1999- Deputy Minister of the Interior Ing. Anna Štanclová

1999- Deputy Minister of Transport and Communication Marcela Gürlichová

1999- Deputy Minister of Transport and Communication Daniela Kovaciková  

2000-02 Deputy Minister without Portfolio Tatjana Holeckova

2001- Deputy Minister of Defence Ing. Jaroslava Pribylova
Former leader of  the Havlickuv Brod District

2001-02 Deputy Minister of Culture Alexandra Wunchova  

2001-02 Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Jarmila Skvrnova
From 2002 Advisor of the Prime Minister

2002-06 Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Petra Buzkova,
Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies 1996-2002, lawyer, former Vice-chairperson of the Czech Social Demcratic Party (CSSD).

2002-04 Minister of Health Marie Souckova
She is a physician and since 2001 Vice-chairperson of the Czech Social Demcratic Party (CSSD).

 2002-04 Head of the Government Office Jana Gavlasova
She was Member of Parliament 1996-98 and since then Advisor to the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, the present Premier. The Head is de facto a cabinet position, though not officially.

2002-04 Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Ludmilla Mullerova
 Member of Parliament 1998-2002 and Senator from 2004.

2002-04 Deputy Minister for Regional Development Ivana Hanacikova
Member of Parliament 1998-2002, (b. 1972).

2002- Deputy Minister of Environment Ivana Jiraskova

2002- Deputy Minister of Culture Petra Smolikova

2003-05 Deputy Minister for Information Technologies Ing. Dana Berova
2005- Minister for Information Technologies
 (b. 1967)

2004- Deputy Minister for Information Technologies Ing. Jana Vohralikova

2004- Deputy Minister for Regional Development Mgr. Vera Jourova

2004- Deputy Minister of Health PhDr. Miroslava Ourednikova

2004-05 Minister of Health Milada Emmerova
Member of Parliament since 1996, chairperson  of Committee for Health and Social Affairs since 2002 and former professor at the Pilsen Medical College of Charles University. (b. 1944).

2004- Deputy Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Alena Sterbova

2005-07 Deputy Minister of Finance Dana Trezziova
(b. 1961-)

2005- Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Eva Smejkalova

2006 Designate Minister of Culture Michaela Sojdrova
Member of Parliament since 1996, member of KDU-CSL. After months of negotiations, the coalition-deal broke down and her party did not participate in the government after all. (b. 1963)

2006 Designate Minister of Education Dana Kuchtova (June-August and December)
2007 Minister for Education, Youth and Sport
First Vicechairperson of SZ (Green Party), environmental activist, teacher. After months of negotiations, the coalition-deal broke down and her party did not participate in the government after all, and in December the President refused to appoint the cabinet. But in December the following year she became member of the new government. (b. 1961)

2006-07 Minister of Agriculture Dr. Milena Vicenova
Civil Servant in the ministry since 1996. Nonpartisan. Secretary General at the Ministry of Regional Development in 2007 and Ambassador to the EU from 2007.

2006-07 Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Miroslava Kopicova
Director of National Educational Fund until her appointment. Nonpartisan.

2006- Deputy Foreign Minister Helena Bambasova
Former ambassador to the Netherlands.

2006- 1. Deputy Minister of Education Eva Bartonova
2007 Acting Minister of Education
Acted until the Green Party found a replacement for Dana Kuchtova. 

2006 Designate Minister and Chairperson of the Cabinet's Legislative Council Simenona Zikmundova
In 2000 unsuccessful candidate for the post of Ombudsman, since 2001 director of the Regional Office of the region Vysocina, member of Christian-Democratic Union - Czechoslovak Peoples' Party (KDU-CSL) (b. 1958)

2007- Minister without portfolio for Human Rights, Minorities, Equal Opportunities Dzamila Stehlikova
Džamila Stehlíková is a psychiatrist and Vice-Chairperson of the Green Party (SZ), she had been designated to the same portfolio in 2006. (b. 1962)

2007 Minister of Culture Helena Trestikova
Helena Třeštíková is a famous film and TV director; she is non-partisan nominated by Christian-Democratic Union - Czechoslovak Peoples' Party (KDU-CSL), Assistant Professor at the Film Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts. Resigned after 2 weeks in office. (b. 1949).


 

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