Petr Fiala
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Petr Fiala MP |
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| Leader of the Civic Democratic Party | |
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Assumed office 18 January 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Petr Nečas |
| Minister of Education, Youth and Sports | |
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In office 2 May 2012 – 10 July 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Petr Nečas |
| Preceded by | Josef Dobeš |
| Succeeded by | Dalibor Štys |
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Member of Parliament for South Moravian Region |
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Assumed office 26 October 2013 |
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1 September 1964 Brno, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | ODS (2013 - present) |
| Alma mater |
Masaryk University Charles University in Prague |
| Website | www.pfiala.cz |
Petr Fiala (born 1 September 1964) is a Czech politician, political scientist and university professor who has been Leader of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) since 2014. He has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Moravian Region since 26 October 2013. Previously, he was Minister of Education, Youth and Sports in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Petr Nečas from 2012 to 2013 and Rector of Masaryk University in Brno.
Born in Brno, Fiala attended Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University and then he worked as a historian. In 1996, he became docent at the Charles University in Prague and in 2002, he was named as a first professor of political science in the Czech Republic. In 2004, he became dean at the Faculty of social studies and in the same year was elected as Rector of Masaryk University where he stayed until 2011.
In September 2011, he served as a chief aide for science to Prime Minister Petr Nečas and on May 2, 2012 he was appointed as Minister of Education, Youth and Sports in Nečas' government, remaining in that post until the resignation of Prime Minister Nečas in 2013.
In the October 2013 legislative election, Fiala was elected as an independent to the Chamber of Deputies. The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) was defeated in the election, and Fiala joined the party in November 2013. In 2014, Fiala announced his candidacy for the leadership of the ODS and on January 18, 2014, he was elected as the fourth Leader of ODS. He was re-elected as party leader in 2016.
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