Stanislav Gross
| Stanislav Gross | |
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| 5th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic | |
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In office 4 August 2004 – 25 April 2005 |
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| President | Václav Klaus |
| Preceded by | Vladimír Špidla |
| Succeeded by | Jiří Paroubek |
| Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
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In office 26 June 2004 – 26 April 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Vladimír Špidla |
| Succeeded by | Bohuslav Sobotka (acting) |
| Minister of the Interior | |
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In office 5 April 2000 – 4 August 2004 |
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| Prime Minister |
Miloš Zeman Vladimír Špidla |
| Preceded by | Václav Grulich |
| Succeeded by | František Bublan |
| Member of Parliament for Central Bohemian Region | |
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In office 6 June 1992 – 21 September 2004 |
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| Personal details | |
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30 October 1969 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 16 April 2015 (aged 45) Prague, Czech Republic |
| Political party | ČSSD |
| Spouse(s) | Šárka Grossová |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Christianity |
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Stanislav Gross (Czech pronunciation: [ˈstaɲɪslaf ˈɡros]; 30 October 1969 – 16 April 2015) was a Czech lawyer and politician who served as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic and Leader of the Czech Social Democratic Party from 2004 until 2005 when he resigned as a result of his financial irregularities. He previously served as Minister of the Interior in cabinets of Miloš Zeman and Vladimír Špidla from 2000 to 2004. Gross was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Bohemian Region from 1992 to 2004.
Gross died on 16 April 2015 at the age of 45 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Born in Prague, Gross briefly worked for Czechoslovak State Railways (ČSD) as an engine-driver trainee. After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, he became a member of the Social Democratic party and in 1992 member of the parliament. After studies in law from 1993 to 1999 he obtained an academic title, although under less than normal conditions. His thesis had a mere 33 pages.
On 5 April 2000 he was named interior minister in the government of Miloš Zeman. After elections in 2002, Gross continued as interior minister and became deputy prime minister in the government of Vladimír Špidla.
During his service, several scandals in the police had leaked out: corruption among the highest officials, irregularities in business tenders and failure to solve serial murders. Gross claimed that this was due to a better ability to discover such behaviour within the police force. Gross was also criticized for installing his friends and allies as executives in state-owned companies and for misuse of secret services for political aims.
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