The Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic (, MO ČR) is the primary agency of the Czech Republic responsible for the planning and carrying-out of defence policy. It is the Czech Republic's ministry of defence. It is the direct successor of the Czechoslovak Ministry of Defence. Its current headquarters is located in Prague. The current minister of defence is Jaromír Zůna, who has been in office since 15 December 2025.
As of January 1, 2024, 27,826 professional soldiers were in the Ministry of Defence, of which 3988 women were in the Ministry of Defence. These figures reflect the number of members of the Army of the Czech Republic as well as soldiers operating directly in the Ministry and its subordinate organizations.
List of ministers The following people have served as ministers of defence:
PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical party Cabinet(s) Took office Left office Time in office 1 Antonín Baudyš 30 December 1992 21 September 1994 KDU-ČSL Klaus I 2 Vilém Holáň 22 September 1994 4 July 1996 KDU-ČSL Klaus I 3 Miloslav Výborný 4 July 1996 2 January 1998 KDU-ČSL Klaus II 4 Michal Lobkowicz 2 January 1998 22 July 1998 Civic Democratic Party Tošovský Freedom Union – Democratic Union 5 Vladimír Vetchý 22 July 1998 4 May 2001 Social Democracy Zeman 6 4 May 2001 9 June 2003 Social Democracy Zeman Špidla 7 Miroslav Kostelka 9 June 2003 4 August 2004 Social Democracy Špidla 8 4 August 2004 4 September 2006 Freedom Union – Democratic Union Gross Paroubek 9 Jiří Šedivý 4 September 2006 9 January 2007 Independent for Civic Democratic Party Topolánek I 10 Vlasta Parkanová 9 January 2007 8 May 2009 KDU-ČSL Topolánek II 11 Martin Barták 8 May 2009 13 July 2010 Independent for Civic Democratic Party Fischer 12 Alexandr Vondra 13 July 2010 7 December 2012 Civic Democratic Party Nečas 13 Karolína Peake 12 December 2012 20 December 2012 Order of the Nation Nečas – Petr Nečas 21 December 2012 19 March 2013 Civic Democratic Party Nečas 14 Vlastimil Picek 19 March 2013 29 January 2014 Independent Nečas Rusnok 15 Martin Stropnický 29 January 2014 13 December 2017 ANO 2011 Sobotka 16 Karla Šlechtová 13 December 2017 27 June 2018 Independent for ANO 2011 Babiš I 17 Lubomír Metnar 27 June 2018 17 December 2021 Independent for ANO 2011 Babiš II 18 Jana Černochová 17 December 2021 15 December 2025 Civic Democratic Party Fiala 19 Jaromír Zůna 15 December 2025 Incumbent Independent for SPD Babiš III
References
External links
Official website