Václav Klaus Jr.
| Václav Klaus Jr. | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
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Assumed office 21 October 2017 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 10, 1969 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | ODS (2002—08, 2016—present) |
| Spouse(s) | Kamila Pojslová (1995-2010) Lucie Hřebáčková (2014-2017) |
| Children | Vojtěch Kateřina Jakub Eliška |
| Parents |
Václav Klaus Livia Klausová |
Václav Klaus Jr. (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈklaus]; born 10 September 1969) is a Czech educator and politician. He is a member of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). Since October 2017, Klaus has been Member of the Chamber of Deputies (MP) following the legislative election. He has been mentioned by some commentators as a future leader of the party.
He is the son of former Czech president Václav Klaus.
Klaus was born on 10 September 1969 to Václav Klaus and his wife Livia Klausová. He graduated from the Faculty of Science of Charles University in 1992.
He became Headmaster of PORG Grammar School in 1998. During his tenure, the school had the best results in the country in 2011 state graduation exams. He left the school in 2014. He was also an adviser to Education Minister Josef Dobeš at the time.
In March 2014, Klaus Jr. became Chief Education Adviser to the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). Klaus is highly critical of Minister of Education Kateřina Valachová, and opposed her changes to the roles of school headmasters. He also opposes inclusion, and expressed support for a headmistress who banned the wearing of Hijabs in her school.
Klaus rejoined ODS in January 2016, having previously been a member from 2002 to 2008.
On 26 September 2016, Klaus announced his intention to participate in the 2017 legislative election. Klaus won the first nomination on 26 January 2017, supported by the Prague 6 ODS organisation. He participated in the legislative election in Prague, where he is third on the ODS ballot.
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