Robert Pelikán

Robert Pelikán
Minister of Justice
Assumed office
12 March 2015
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka
Preceded by Helena Válková
Personal details
Born (1979-10-18) 18 October 1979
Prague, Czech Republic
Political party Non-partisan, nominated by ANO 2011
Alma mater Charles University

Robert Pelikán (born 18 October 1979, in Prague[1]) is a Czech lawyer and politician, currently serving (as of March 2015) as Czech Minister of Justice in the government of Bohuslav Sobotka. On 12 March 2015, he replaced Helena Válková as a candidate for ANO 2011.

Biography

Pelikán studied at the Faculty of Law of the Charles University in Prague. From 2008 to 2014 he worked for Vrána & Pelikán law firm, which he co-founded. He has served as the First Deputy Minister of Justice since June 2014.[1]

He has been criticized by Pavel Zeman, Supreme Public Prosecutor of the Czech Republic, for his intent to increase state executive control over the Prosecutor's Offices.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Robert Pelikán" (in Czech). Government of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  2. "HN: Pelikán between law and justice". Prague Monitor (originally Hospodářské noviny). 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  3. Shabu, Martin (13 August 2014). "Ministerstvo maže ze zákona Zemanovy návrhy. Žalobce chtějí hlídat politici". Lidové noviny (in Czech). lidovky.cz. Retrieved 12 March 2015.


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