The Czech Republic is a parliamentary representative democracy in which the president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government.

The first president of the Czech Republic was Václav Havel. The current president, Petr Pavel, was sworn into office on 9 March 2023.

Until 2012, presidents were elected by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate for a term of five years. Since 2013, presidents have been elected by popular vote.

Czechoslovakia (1918–1992)

Czech Republic (1993–) Political parties

Other factions

Portrait Name Election Term of office Party Previous office(s) Took office Left office Time in officeVáclav Klaus, Milan Uhde (acting, from 1 January to 2 February 1993) 1 Václav Havel 19931998 2 February 1993 2 February 2003 years Independent President of CzechoslovakiaVladimir Spidla, Lubomír Zaorálek (acting, from 3 February to 7 March 2003) 2 Václav Klaus 20032008 7 March 2003 7 March 2013 years ODS Prime MinisterPresident of the Chamber of Deputies 3 Miloš Zeman 20132018 8 March 2013 8 March 2023 years SPOIndependent President of the Chamber of DeputiesPrime Minister 4 Petr Pavel 2023 9 March 2023 Incumbent Independent Chief of the General StaffChair of the NATO Military Committee

Timeline This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the presidents of the Czech Republic. They are listed in order of first assuming office.

The following chart lists presidents by lifespan (living presidents on the green line), with the years outside of their tenure in beige. Presidents with an unknown birth date or death date are shown with only their tenure or their earlier or later life.

The following chart shows presidents by their age (living presidents in green), with the years of their tenure in blue. Presidents with an unknown birth or death date are excluded. The vertical black line at 40 years indicates the minimum age to be president.

See also List of rulers of Czechs List of presidents of Czechoslovakia List of prime ministers of Czechoslovakia List of prime ministers of the Czech Socialist Republic List of rulers of the Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia List of prime ministers of the Czech Republic Lists of incumbents

References

External links The Czech constitution. Articles 54-66 are particularly relevant to the presidency. The official site of Prague Castle