Karla Šlechtová
Karla Šlechtová | |
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Minister of Defence | |
In office 13 December 2017 – 27 June 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Andrej Babiš |
Preceded by | Martin Stropnický |
Succeeded by | Lubomír Metnar |
Minister of Regional Development | |
In office 8 October 2014 – 13 December 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Bohuslav Sobotka |
Preceded by | Věra Jourová |
Succeeded by | Klára Dostálová |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 21 October 2017 – 21 October 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia | 22 May 1977
Political party | Non-partisan, nominated by ANO 2011 |
Alma mater | University of West Bohemia |
Karla Šlechtová (born 22 May 1977) is a Czech politician and economist who served as Minister of Defence from December 2017 to June 2018. Previously, she also served as Minister of Regional Development from 2014 to 2017.[1] Šlechtová has also been Member of the Chamber of Deputies (MP) since October 2017.
In March 2017, she became the first active politician in the Czech Republic to come out as lesbian.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Government of the Czech Republic profile". Czech Government. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Šlechtová se veřejně přihlásila k lesbám a gayům. Jako první česká politička". Blesk.cz. Retrieved 5 September 2019.