Pavel Fischer
| Pavel Fischer | |
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| Czech Republic Ambassador to France | |
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In office 2003–2010 |
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| President |
Václav Havel Václav Klaus |
| Preceded by | Petr Janyška |
| Succeeded by | Marie Chatardová |
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| Born |
21 August 1965 Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Klára Fischerová |
| Children | 4 children |
| Alma mater | ENA, Charles University in Prague |
| Website | Official website |
Pavel Fischer (born 26 August 1965) is a Czech diplomat and politician, who served as Czech Ambassador to France from 2003 to 2010. He was a candidate in the 2018 Czech presidential election and finished in third place with 10.23% of the vote.
Fischer grew up in Prague and graduated in the field of French and Czech languages at Charles University. He was the Czech Ambassador to France from 2003-2010, and has also served as Head of the Department of Politics in the office of the Czech president Václav Havel, and director of STEM, a non-profit institute in Prague focused on empirical sociological research and social analysis.
On October 5, 2017 he announced his candidacy for President of the Czech Republic in the 2018 election. He received the nomination of 17 senators from Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party, Social Democrats, TOP 09 and Mayors and Independents. He stepped down as a director of STEM to focus on his candidacy.
In the first round of the election, Fischer finished in third place with 10.23% of the vote. He endorsed Jiří Drahoš for the second round.
Fischer supports closer integration of the Czech Republic with the European Union, orientation to the West and the strengthening of the bond between Europe and the United States. He stated his intention to play a unifying role in domestic politics, specifically between the government, parliament and society. He stated that Emmanuel Macron would be the preferred choice for the Czech Republic in the 2017 French presidential election.
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