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| Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic | |
| In office 13 December 2017 – 27 June 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrej Babiš |
| Preceded by | Pavel Bělobrádek |
| Succeeded by | Jan Hamáček |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 13 December 2017 – 27 June 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrej Babiš |
| Preceded by | Lubomír Zaorálek |
| Succeeded by | Jan Hamáček (acting) |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 29 January 2014 – 13 December 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Bohuslav Sobotka |
| Preceded by | Vlastimil Picek |
| Succeeded by | Karla Šlechtová |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 2 January 1998 – 22 July 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Josef Tošovský |
| Preceded by | Jaromír Talíř |
| Succeeded by | Pavel Dostál |
| Czech Republic Ambassador to the State of Israel | |
| In office 9 November 2018 – 31 July 2023 | |
| President | Miloš Zeman |
| Preceded by | Ivo Schwarz |
| Succeeded by | Veronika Kuchyňová Šmigolová |
| Member of theChamber of Deputies | |
| In office 26 October 2013 – 1 October 2018 | |
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| Born | (1956-12-19)19 December 1956 (age 69) |
| Party | ANO 2011 (2013–2023)[1] |
| Spouse | Lucie Stropnická [cs] (div.) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Academy of Performing Arts in Prague |
Martin Stropnický (born 19 December 1956) is aCzech politician and diplomat who served as theminister of Foreign Affairs from December 2017 to June 2018, and was previouslyminister of Defence from 2014 to 2017. From 2 January 1998 to 22 July 1998 he also served as theminister of Culture.[2] Before entering politics, he was an actor, songwriter, author and director.
Stropnický graduated from theTheatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU) in 1980, and worked in different theatres in Prague over the next decade including the Prague Municipal Theatre and theVinohrady Theatre.[2]
In 1990 he began working at theCzechoslovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs (which became theCzech Ministry of Foreign Affairs two years later). He graduated from theDiplomatic Academy of Vienna in 1991,[2] and subsequently served as the Czech Ambassador to Portugal (1993–94) and then Italy (1994-97).[2]
For a six-month period from January to July 1998, Stropnický was appointedCzech Minister of Culture in thecaretaker government ofJosef Tošovský.[2] He subsequently returned to the diplomatic service, serving as Czech Ambassador to the Vatican from 1999 to 2003, before returning to the Vinohrady Theatre as artistic director.[2]
He was elected to theChamber of Deputies in 2013 and served as Minister of Defence inBohuslav Sobotka's Cabinet.[2] Following the2017 legislative election, which sawAndrej Babiš taking over as prime minister, Stropnický became Minister for Foreign Affairs, as well as deputy prime minister, assuming both positions on 13 December 2017.[2] However, Babiš' government lost a confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies, and Stropnický was succeeded on 27 June 2018 byJan Hamáček.
On 1 October 2018, Stropnický resigned from Parliament to return to the diplomatic service as Czech Ambassador to Israel.[3] After the end of his mission in Israel, Stropnický leftANO 2011.[1]
Stropnický was married. In addition to Czech, he speaks English, French, and Italian, with a passive knowledge of Portuguese, Russian, and German.[2] Stropnický is the father of formerGreen Party councillorMatěj Stropnický.
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