# Václav Klaus

_President of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013_

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> Václav Klaus is a Czech economist and politician who served as the second president of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013. From July 1992 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in January 1993, he served as the second and last prime minister of the Czech Republic while it was a federal subject of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic, and then as the first prime minister of the newly independent Czech Republic from 1993 to 1998.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 19 June 1941 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57434#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Prague ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57434#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia; Czechoslovakia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57434#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; economist; teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57434#P106))
- **Political party:** Civic Democratic Party (1991–2009); Civic Forum (1989–1991) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57434#P102))
- **Education:** Prague University of Economics and Business; Cornell University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57434#P69))
- **Spouse:** Livia Klausová ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57434#P26))
- **Official website:** klaus.cz ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57434#P856))
- **Positions held:** President of the Czech Republic (7 March 2003 – 7 March 2013); member of the chamber of deputies of the parliament of the Czech Republic (15 June 2002 – 7 March 2003); Chair of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (17 July 1998 – 20 June 2002); member of the chamber of deputies of the parliament of the Czech Republic (20 June 1998 – 20 June 2002); member of the chamber of deputies of the parliament of the Czech Republic (1 June 1996 – 19 June 1998); Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1 January 1993 – 2 January 1998); Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2 July 1992 – 1 January 1993); member of the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia (7 June 1990 – 31 December 1992) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57434#P39))
- **Awards:** Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic‎; Order of the White Eagle; Adam Smith Award; European handicraft prize; Pushkin Medal; Order of Merit of the Free State of Saxony; Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross‎; Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria; Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great; Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st class; Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion; honorary citizen of Tábor; doctor honoris causa of the University of Innsbruck; honorary citizen of Kopřivnice; honorary citizen of Prague 9 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57434#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** vaclavklaus ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57434#P2002))
- **Facebook:** Vaclav-Klaus-15452494542 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57434#P2013))

## Questions

**When was Václav Klaus born?**  
Václav Klaus was born on 19 June 1941 in Prague.

**What positions has Václav Klaus held?**  
Positions held by Václav Klaus include: President of the Czech Republic (2003–2013); member of the chamber of deputies of the parliament of the Czech Republic (2002–2003); Chair of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (1998–2002); member of the chamber of deputies of the parliament of the Czech Republic (1998–2002); member of the chamber of deputies of the parliament of the Czech Republic (1996–1998).

**Where did Václav Klaus study?**  
Václav Klaus was educated at Prague University of Economics and Business, Cornell University.

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## Sources

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