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Marian Jurečka
MP
Jurečka in 2021
Leader of KDU-ČSL
In office
25 January 2020 – 18 October 2024
Preceded byMarek Výborný
Succeeded byMarek Výborný
Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 December 2021
Prime MinisterPetr Fiala
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 December 2021
Prime MinisterPetr Fiala
Preceded byJana Maláčová
Minister of Agriculture
In office
17 December 2021 – 3 January 2022
Prime MinisterPetr Fiala
Preceded byMiroslav Toman [cs]
Succeeded byZdeněk Nekula
In office
29 January 2014 – 13 December 2017
Prime MinisterBohuslav Sobotka
Preceded byMiroslav Toman
Succeeded byJiří Milek
Minister of the Environment
In office
1 November 2022 – 10 March 2023
Prime MinisterPetr Fiala
Preceded byAnna Hubáčková
Succeeded byPetr Hladík
Minister of Regional Development
In office
30 September 2024 – 7 October 2024
Prime MinisterPetr Fiala
Preceded byIvan Bartoš
Succeeded byPetr Kulhánek
1st Vice-Chairman of KDU-ČSL
In office
16 December 2011 – 29 March 2019
Preceded byPetr Šilar
Succeeded byŠárka Jelínková
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 October 2013
Personal details
Born (1981-03-15) 15 March 1981 (age 43)
Přerov, Czechoslovakia
(now Czech Republic)
Political partyKDU-ČSL
Alma materMendel University Brno

Marian Jurečka (born 15 March 1981) is a Czech politician, who has served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Affairs since 17 December 2021 and Minister of the Environment from November 2022 to March 2023, both in Petr Fiala's Cabinet.[1] He was previously the Minister of Agriculture in Bohuslav Sobotka's Cabinet from 2014 to 2017.[2][3]

Political career

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2011-14: Vice-chair of KDU-ČSL

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In December 2011, Jurečka became first vice-chairman of the KDU-ČSL after the resignation of Petr Šilar.[4] He was elected to the Olomouc Regional assembly for the party one year later. Running together with Mayors of the Olomouc Region, KDU-ČSL finished third with eight seats.[5] Jurečka resigned his seat due to time constraints in March 2015.[6]

At the KDU-ČSL congress in Olomouc in June 2013, Jurečka was re-elected as first vice-chairman of the party, receiving 183 votes from delegates.[7]

In the 2013 parliamentary election, Jurečka was elected in the Olomouc region as the lead candidate on the KDU-ČSL list.[citation needed] While Pavel Bělobrádek was serving as deputy chair of the Chamber of Deputies, Jurečka temporarily replaced him from 3 December 2013 until 14 February 2014 as chair of the KDU-ČSL parliamentary group.[8]

2014-17: Minister of Agriculture

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On 29 January 2014, Jurečka was appointed as Minister of Agriculture in the Cabinet of Bohuslav Sobotka.[9] One month later, he resigned as chair of the KDU-ČSL parliamentary group and was replaced by Jiří Mihola.[10]

In the 2014 municipal elections, Jurečka was elected as a representative of Rokytnice. Originally place last on the KDU-ČSL candidate list, he finished sixth due to preferential votes.[11] He gave up his mandate after the election.[12]

At the May 2015 congress in Zlín, Jurečka was elected for the third time as KDU-ČSL first vice-chair, receiving 148 out of 278 votes with 100 votes being invalid. He defeated Miroslav Rovenský, who received 30 votes.[13] For the 2016 regional elections, Jurečka was listed 55th on the party's candidate list, but moved to fourth place due to preferential votes.[14]

At the KDU-ČSL congress on 27 May 2017, Jurečka won the election for first vice-chair over the head of the Brno branch, Jiří Mihola.[15] In the 2017 parliamentary election, Jurečka received 5,889 preferential votes, and was thus re-elected to the Chamber of Deputies.[16] After the election, he was replaced as Minister of Agriculture by Jiří Milek.[17]

2019–2020: Chairman of KDU-ČSL

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In March 2019, Jurečka announced that he would run for the post of party chairman at the KDU-ČSL congress.[18] However, he was defeated by Marek Výborný in the second round by 256 votes to 124.[19] Jurečka later decided against running for the presidency of the party.[20]

Following the resignation of Výborný from KDU-ČSL on 25 January 2020, Jurečka ran for party chairman again, beating Jan Bartošek and MEP Tomáš Zdechovský.[21] At the extraordinary convention held on the same day, Jurečka was elected party chairman, receiving 205 votes.[22]

2021–2022: Return to cabinet

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At the 2021 Czech parliamentary election, Jurečka was for the third time elected in the Olomouc region as the lead candidate on the KDU-ČSL list.[23][24]

In November 2021, was put forward as the KDU-ČSL candidate for the post of Deputy Prime Minister, as well as Minister of Labor and Social Affairs in the Cabinet of Petr Fiala.[25] Between 17 December 2021 and 3 January 2022, Jurečka briefly served as acting Minister of Agriculture, as Zdeněk Nekula tested positive for COVID-19 and could not be sworn in.[26][27]

At the KDU-ČSL congress in April 2022, Jurečka defended the position of party chairman unopposed, winning 81% of the delegates' votes.[28]

In October 2022, Miloš Zeman was due to appoint Petr Hladík as Environment Minister, effective 1 November. However, KDU-ČSL did not propose him due to a scandal connected with apartments in Brno, leading Jurečka to be appointed acting Environment Minister, only as long as necessary.[29] When Hladík was finally nominated to the position at the end of December 2022, Zeman refused to appoint him, and Jurečka thus remained in office until the inauguration of Petr Pavel as president.[30][31]

Personal life

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Jurečka is married with five sons.[32]

References

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  1. ^ "Prezident pověřil Jurečku řízením ministerstva životního prostředí. Hubáčková končí k 1. listopadu". ČT24 (in Czech). Prague: Czech Television. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Marian Jurečka" (in Czech). Government of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Profile: Agriculture minister–designate Marian Jurečka". Prague Post. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Lidovci: Marian Jurečka zvolen 1. místopředsedou KDU-ČSL". Parlamentní listy (in Czech). 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev krajů konané dne 12.10. – 13.10.2012". volby.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  6. ^ Bartoš, Lucie (23 April 2015). "Zastupitelstvo Olomouckého kraje je chudší o jednoho ministra. Ano, šéf rezortu zemědělství, se rozhodl opustit krajskou lavici. Proč?". Krajské listy (in Czech). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  7. ^ Petrášová, Lenka (8 June 2013). "Lidovce dál povede Bělobrádek. Nejsme ODS z kostela, přesvědčoval sjezd". iDNES (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Ing. Marian Jurečka". Parliament of the Czech Republic (in Czech). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Koalice podepsala smlouvu. Politické výhrady od Zemana Sobotka nebere". iDNES (in Czech). Mafra. 6 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Jurečka složil funkci šéfa lidoveckých poslanců, vystřídal ho Mihola". ČT24 (in Czech). Prague: Czech Television. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 10.10. - 11.10.2014". volby.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Marian Jurečka rezignoval na post krajského zastupitele". KDU-ČSL Official Website (in Czech). 20 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Bělobrádek zůstává předsedou lidovců. Prvním místopředsedou bude Jurečka". Lidové noviny (in Czech). Zlín: Mafra. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev krajů konané dne 7.10. – 8.10.2016". volby.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  15. ^ Kopecký, Josef (27 May 2017). "Bělobrádek obhájil post šéfa strany, Čunek to zkusil, ale neohrozil ho". iDNES (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané ve dnech 20.10. – 21.10.2017". volby.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Zeman jmenoval Babišovu vládu. Přeje si, aby získala důvěru do února". iDNES (in Czech). Mafra. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Exministr zemědělství Jurečka bude kandidovat na předsedu KDU-ČSL". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Prague: Borgis. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  19. ^ Bartoníček, Radek (29 March 2019). "Novým předsedou KDU-ČSL se stal Výborný, jeho pravou rukou senátorka Jelínková". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Prague: Economia. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  20. ^ "Novým šéfem lidovců se stal Výborný. Místopředsedsedkyní je senátorka Šárka Jelínková". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). Prague: Economia. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  21. ^ Bartoníček, Radek (8 January 2020). "Dostal jsem od života facku a poučil se, řekl Jurečka. Chce se stát předsedou lidovců". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Prague: Economia. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  22. ^ Kopecký, Josef (25 January 2020). "Jurečka vede KDU-ČSL. Vyženu poraženeckou náladu, slíbil lidovcům". iDNES (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  23. ^ "Kandidátní listina pro: Olomoucký kraj". Spolu (in Czech). 16 June 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané ve dnech 8.10. – 9.10.2021". volby.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Seznam ministrů. Podívejte se, kdo má usednout ve vládě Petra Fialy". Czech Radio (in Czech). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  26. ^ "Zeman jmenoval novou vládu. Podívejte se na seznam těch, kteří povedou jednotlivá ministerstva". Czech Radio (in Czech). 17 December 2021.
  27. ^ Beranová, Klára (3 January 2022). "Nekula převzal úřad, chce vrátit dotace malým zemědělcům". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Prague: Borgis.
  28. ^ "Předsedou KDU-ČSL byl znovu zvolen Marian Jurečka a prvním místopředsedou byl nově zvolen Jan Bartošek". KDU-ČSL (in Czech). 23 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  29. ^ "Prezident pověřil Jurečku řízením ministerstva životního prostředí. Hubáčková končí k 1. listopadu". ČT24 (in Czech). Prague: Czech Television. 27 October 2022.
  30. ^ Menšík, Jan (4 January 2023). "Zeman odmítl jmenovat Hladíka ministrem". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Prague: Borgis. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  31. ^ Kopecký, Josef (10 March 2023). "Hladík už je ministr. Vláda podpoří 200 tisíc fotovoltaik na střechách". iDNES (in Czech).
  32. ^ "Lidovci chtějí ve vládě ekologii, řešit chtějí i sociální politiku". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Prague: Borgis. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
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