Mirek Topolánek

Czech politician

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Mirek Topolánek is a Czech politician who has held significant positions in his country's government. He is notable because he served as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic during an important period in European politics.

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President: Václav Klaus
Deputy: Martin Bursík , Vlasta Parkanová , Petr Nečas , Alexandr Vondra
Preceded by: Jiří Paroubek
Succeeded by: Jan Fischer
Born: ( 1956-05-15 ) 15 May 1956 (age 70) , Vsetín , Czechoslovakia
Party: Civic Democratic Party (1994–2015) , Independent (2015–present)
Other political affiliations: Civic Forum (1989–1991)
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Mirek Topolánek ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪrɛk ˈtopolaːnɛk], born 15 May 1956) is a Czech politician and business manager who served as the prime minister of the Czech Republic from 2006 to 2009 and the leader of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) from 2002 to 2010. Between 2006 and 2009, Topolánek was the member of the Chamber of Deputies (MP) and senator from Ostrava from 1996 until 2004. After leaving politics in 2010, Topolánek has been active in the electric power industry as a vocal lobbyist for the fossil fuel industry.

On 24 March 2009, Topolánek resigned as prime minister after he lost a no-confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies. He remained in office until 8 May, at which point Jan Fischer took office as an independent prime minister leading an interim caretaker government.