President of the Czech Republic

President of the Czech Republic
Prezident České republiky
President of the Czech Republic ; Prezident České republiky
	Presidential Standard
	Incumbent; Petr Pavel; since 9 March 2023
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Prague Castle
Seat	Prague, Czech Republic
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	Five years; Renewable once, consecutively
Precursor	President of Czechoslovakia; 14 November 1918
Inaugural holder	Václav Havel; 2 February 1993
Formation	Constitution of the Czech Republic
Salary	2,235,600 Kč ($ 86,830)
Website	www.hrad.cz

The President of the Czech Republic is head of state of the Czech Republic. The first President took office in 1993.

List President of the Czech Republic

Political parties

Czechoslovak National Social Party (ČSNS)

Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ)

Civic Forum (OF)

Other factions

Independent

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Ethnicity	Elected	Term of office			Political party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Ethnicity	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party
First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–1938)
1		Tomáš Masaryk (1850–1937)	Czech	1918 1920 1927 1934	14 November 1918	14 December 1935	17 years, 30 days	Independent
—		Milan Hodža (1878–1944)	Slovak	—	14 December 1935	18 December 1935	4 days	Independent
2		Edvard Beneš (1884–1948)	Czech	1935	18 December 1935	5 October 1938	2 years, 291 days	ČSNS
—		Jan Syrový (1888–1970)	Czech	—	5 October 1938	30 November 1938	56 days	Independent
Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–1939)
3		Emil Hácha (1872–1945)	Czech	1938	30 November 1938	15 March 1939	105 days	Independent
Occupation (1939–1945) Emil Hácha became State President of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, a de jure autonomous region incorporated into Nazi Germany.^[2]^[3] Edvard Beneš proclaimed himself President within the Czechoslovak government-in-exile, which was the government of Czechoslovakia recognized by the Allies during World War II. Jozef Tiso became President of the quasi-independent, pro-Nazi and clero-fascist Slovak Republic. Avgustyn Voloshyn became President of the Carpatho-Ukraine few days before invasion and occupation by the Kingdom of Hungary.

Third Czechoslovak Republic (1945–1948)
(2)		Edvard Beneš (1884–1948)	Czech	1946	4 April 1945	7 June 1948	3 years, 64 days	ČSNS
Communist Era (1948–1989) Official names: Czechoslovak Republic (1948–1960), Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1960–1989)
4		Klement Gottwald (1896–1953)	Czech	1948	14 June 1948	14 March 1953	4 years, 273 days	KSČ
5		Antonín Zápotocký (1884–1957)		1953	21 March 1953	13 November 1957	4 years, 237 days
6		Antonín Novotný (1904–1975)		1957 1964	19 November 1957	22 March 1968	10 years, 124 days
—		Jozef Lenárt (1923–2004)	Slovak	—	22 March 1968	30 March 1968	8 days
7		Ludvík Svoboda (1895–1979)	Czech	1968 1973	30 March 1968	29 May 1975	7 years, 60 days
8		Gustáv Husák (1913–1991)	Slovak	1975 1980 1985	29 May 1975	10 December 1989	14 years, 195 days
—		Marián Čalfa (born 1946)	Slovak	—	10 December 1989	29 December 1989	19 days
Post–Communist Era (1989–1992) Official names: Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1989–1990), Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1990–1992)
9		Václav Havel (1936–2011)	Czech	1989 1990 1992 (failed)	29 December 1989	20 July 1992	2 years, 204 days	OF

Parties

Independent ODS SPO

		Took office	Left office	Party	Term	Previous office(s)
1	Václav Havel (1936–2011)	2 February 1993	2 February 2003	Independent	1 (1993)	President of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1989–1992)
1	Václav Havel (1936–2011)	2 February 1993	2 February 2003	Independent	2 (1998)
2	Václav Klaus (born 1941)	7 March 2003	7 March 2013	Civic Democratic Party (ODS)	3 (2003)	Prime Minister (1992–1998) President of the Chamber of Deputies (1998–2002)^[4]
2	Václav Klaus (born 1941)	7 March 2003	7 March 2013	Civic Democratic Party (ODS)	4 (2008)
3	Miloš Zeman (born 1944)	8 March 2013	9 March 2023	Party of Civic Rights (SPO)	5 (2013)	President of the Chamber of Deputies (1996–1998)^[5] Prime Minister (1998–2002)
3	Miloš Zeman (born 1944)	8 March 2013	9 March 2023	Party of Civic Rights (SPO)	6 (2018)
4	Petr Pavel (born 1961)	9 March 2023	Incumbent	Independent	7 (2023)	Chief of the General Staff (2012–2015) Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (2015–2018)

Living former presidents


Name	Age	Born	served
Marián Čalfa	78	7 May 1946	1989
Václav Klaus	83	19 June 1941	2003-2013
Miloš Zeman	80	28 September 1944	2013-2023

References

↑ "Prezident Klaus má nárok na 50tisícovou rentu i státní důchod" (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 17 June 2011.
↑ Rare 1943 Third Reich facts booklet
↑ Heavily illustrated rare big original 1943 Nazi book on Eastern Europe and Asia Archived 2009-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Prof. Ing. Václav Klaus, CSc". Poslanecká sněmovna Parlament České republiky. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
↑ "Ing. Miloš Zeman". Poslanecká sněmovna Parlament České republiky. Retrieved 5 April 2018.

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[1] "Prezident Klaus má nárok na 50tisícovou rentu i státní důchod" (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 17 June 2011.

[2] Rare 1943 Third Reich facts booklet

[3] Heavily illustrated rare big original 1943 Nazi book on Eastern Europe and Asia Archived 2009-04-10 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "Prof. Ing. Václav Klaus, CSc". Poslanecká sněmovna Parlament České republiky. Retrieved 5 April 2018.

[5] "Ing. Miloš Zeman". Poslanecká sněmovna Parlament České republiky. Retrieved 5 April 2018.

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President of the Czech Republic Prezident České republiky
Presidential Standard
Incumbent Petr Pavel since 9 March 2023
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Prague Castle
Seat	Prague, Czech Republic
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	Five years Renewable once, consecutively
Precursor	President of Czechoslovakia 14 November 1918
Inaugural holder	Václav Havel 2 February 1993
Formation	Constitution of the Czech Republic
Salary	2,235,600 Kč ($ 86,830) ^[1]
Website	www.hrad.cz