Martin Pecina
Martin Pecina | |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Czech Republic | |
In office 10 July 2013 – 29 January 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Jiří Rusnok |
Minister of Interior | |
In office 10 July 2013 – 29 January 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Jiří Rusnok |
Preceded by | Jan Kubice |
Succeeded by | Milan Chovanec |
In office 8 May 2009 – 13 July 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Jan Fischer |
Preceded by | Ivan Langer |
Succeeded by | Radek John |
Personal details | |
Born | Český Těšín, Czechoslovakia | 9 July 1968
Spouse | Alena Pecinová |
Children | 2 |
Profession | politician |
Martin Pecina (born 9 July 1968) is a Czech politician, who twice served as the minister of Interior of the Czech Republic. He was the minister of Interior in caretaker governments of Jan Fischer[1] and Jiří Rusnok. He also served as the chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition.
Early life
[edit]Pecina was born in Ostrava. He's a graduate of the Technical University of Ostrava. He worked as a programmer and was Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade from 2003 to 2005 with the Social Democratic Party. Since 2 September 2005, Pecina has been chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition.
Ministerial post
[edit]In May 2009, Pecina became Minister of Interior in the cabinet of the Prime Minister Jan Fischer. He was nominated by the Social Democratic Party.
References
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- ^ "Ing. Martin Pecina, MBA - Vláda České republiky" (in Czech). Government of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 26 February 2010.