Jaroslav Bašta | |
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Minister without Portfolio | |
In office 22 July 1998 – 23 March 2000 |
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Prime Minister | Miloš Zeman |
Preceded by | Vladimír Mlynář |
Succeeded by | Karel Březina |
Czech Republic Ambassador to Russia | |
In office September 2000 – 2005 |
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President |
Václav Havel Václav Klaus |
Preceded by | Luboš Dobrovský |
Succeeded by | Miroslav Kostelka |
Czech Republic Ambassador to Ukraine | |
In office 2007–2010 |
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President | Václav Klaus |
Personal details | |
Born |
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia |
15 May 1948
Political party | ČSSD (1994–present) |
Jaroslav Bašta (born 15 May 1948) is a Czech politician and diplomat. He is a signatory of Charter 77. Between 1998 and 2000 he served in the cabinet of Miloš Zeman as Minister without Portfolio. Bašta became the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Russia in September 2000. He served for five years in Russia, later becoming Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Ukraine, where he worked for three years until stepping down due to health reasons in 2010.