Michal Hašek
| Michal Hašek | |
|---|---|
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| Governor of South Moravian Region | |
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Assumed office 21 November 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Stanislav Juránek |
| Member of Parliament for South Moravian Region | |
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In office 15 June 2002 – 30 April 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 17, 1976 Brno, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | ČSSD |
| Alma mater |
Masaryk University Vysoká škola v Sládkovičove s.r.o. |
| Website | michalhasek.cz |
Michal Hašek (born 17 April 1976) is a Czech politician and the current Governor of South Moravian Region. From 2002 until 2014, Hašek served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Moravian Region.
In the shadow cabinet of former Prime Minister Jiří Paroubek he was the shadow Minister of Agriculture.
He's a graduate of the Faculty of Law of Masaryk University. He also possess a juris degree, but it is often seen as a very controversial one as it has been obtained at very obscure law school in the southwestern town of Sládkovičovo in Slovakia.[1] Furthermore, his thesis has been led by a friend to Hašek and a Social Democrat from the Slovakia’s left-leaning Smer party. This is often seen as an example of clientelism in eastern European politics[2]
Hašek is married and has one daughter.
Criticism and controversies
In October 2013, shortly after the Czech legislative election, Hašek and his allies from the ČSSD called on the Chairman Bohuslav Sobotka to resign due to the party's poor election result and eliminated him from the team negotiating the next government. However, the further course of events showed that Hašek and his allies attended a secret post-election meeting with another ally, the Czech President Miloš Zeman and possibly negotiated a 'coup' in the ČSSD with him. Hašek had previously denied the accusations, stating in the Czech Television that "there was no meeting", however, his allies (deputies Milan Chovanec, Zdeněk Škromach, Jeroným Tejc and Jiří Zimola) later admitted that the meeting took place. The event sparked public protests in the country and eventually led to Hašek's apology. He, however, refused to resign.[3]
References
- ↑ "Lidovky.cz - zpravodajsk server Lidovch novin". Ceskapozice.cz. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ "Sládkovičovo voní paprikou. Tady JUDr. Hašek získal tajný titul". Aktuálně.cz - Víte co se právě děje. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ "Czech Social Democrat deputy chairman refuses resignation". ČTK. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.