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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