This is a list of prime ministers of the Czech Republic, a political office that was created in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.
The Czech Republic is a parliamentary representative democracy, with the Prime Minister acting as head of government and the President acting as head of state.
The first Prime Minister of the Czech Republic was Václav Klaus, who served as the second President from 7 March 2003 until 7 March 2013. The current and 14th Prime Minister is Andrej Babiš, leader of ANO 2011, who was appointed by the President on December 9, 2025.
Czechoslovakia (1918–1992)
Czech Socialist Republic (1969–1990)
1 January 1969 – 5 March 1990: called "Czech Socialist Republic" within Czechoslovakia.
Prime Ministers of the Czech Socialist Republic (Federal part)
- Parties:
KSČ (Communist)
OF
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Cabinet | Election | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Tenure | |||||||
| 1 | Stanislav Rázl (1920–1999) | 8 January 1969 | 29 September 1969 | 264 days | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | I | KSČ – ČSL – ČSS | 1968 | |
| 2 | Josef Kempný (1920–1996) | 29 September 1969 | 28 January 1970 | 121 days | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | I | KSČ – ČSL – ČSS | ||
| 3 | Josef Korčák (1921–2008) | 28 January 1970 | 20 March 1987 | 17 years, 51 days | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | I | KSČ – ČSL – ČSS | ||
| II | KSČ – ČSL – ČSS | 1971 | |||||||
| III | KSČ – ČSL – ČSS | 1976 | |||||||
| IV | KSČ – ČSL – ČSS | 1981 | |||||||
| V | KSČ – ČSL – ČSS | 1986 | |||||||
| 4 | Ladislav Adamec (1926–2007) | 20 March 1987 | 12 October 1988 | 1 year, 206 days | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | I | KSČ – ČSL – ČSS | ||
| 5 | František Pitra (1932–2018) | 12 October 1988 | 6 February 1990 | 1 year, 117 days | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | I | KSČ – ČSL – ČSS KSČ – OF – ČSL – ČSS | ||
| 6 | Petr Pithart (born 1941) | 6 February 1990 | 6 March 1990 | 28 days | Civic Forum | I | KSČ – OF – ČSL – ČSS | ||
Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1990–1992)
6 March 1990 – 31 December 1992: called "Czech Republic" within Czechoslovakia.
Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic (Federal part)
- Parties:
OF
OH (Social-liberal)
ODS (Liberal-conservative)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Cabinet | Election | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Tenure | |||||||
| 6 | Petr Pithart (born 1941) | 6 March 1990 | 2 July 1992 | 2 years, 118 days | Civic Forum | I | KSČ – OF – ČSL – ČSS | 1986 | |
| II | OF – HSD-SMS – KDU | 1990 | |||||||
| Civic Movement | III | OH – ODS – HSD-SMS – KDU | |||||||
| 7 | Václav Klaus (born 1941) | 2 July 1992 | 31 December 1992 | 182 days | Civic Democratic Party | I | ODS – KDU-ČSL – ODA – KDS | 1992 | |
Czech Republic (1993–present)
From 1 January 1993 after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.
Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic
- Parties:
ODS (Liberal-conservative)
ČSSD (Social democratic)
ANO 2011 (Populist)
Independent
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Cabinet | Election | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Tenure | |||||||
| 1 | Václav Klaus (born 1941) | 1 January 1993 | 17 December 1997 | 4 years, 350 days | Civic Democratic Party | I | ODS – KDU-ČSL – ODA – KDS | 1992 | |
| II | ODS – KDU-ČSL – ODA | 1996 | |||||||
| 2 | Josef Tošovský (born 1950) | 17 December 1997 | 17 July 1998 | 212 days | Independent | I | ODS – KDU-ČSL – ODA ODS later replaced by US | ||
| 3 | Miloš Zeman (born 1944) | 17 July 1998 | 12 July 2002 | 3 years, 360 days | Czech Social Democratic Party | I | ČSSD | 1998 | |
| 4 | Vladimír Špidla (born 1951) | 12 July 2002 | 26 July 2004 | 2 years, 14 days | Czech Social Democratic Party | I | ČSSD – KDU-ČSL – US–DEU | 2002 | |
| 5 | Stanislav Gross (1969–2015) | 26 July 2004 | 25 April 2005 | 273 days | Czech Social Democratic Party | I | ČSSD – KDU-ČSL – US–DEU | ||
| 6 | Jiří Paroubek (born 1952) | 25 April 2005 | 16 August 2006 | 1 year, 113 days | Czech Social Democratic Party | I | ČSSD – KDU-ČSL – US–DEU | ||
| 7 | Mirek Topolánek (born 1956) | 16 August 2006 | 9 April 2009 | 2 years, 236 days | Civic Democratic Party | I | ODS | 2006 | |
| II | ODS – KDU-ČSL – SZ | ||||||||
| 8 | Jan Fischer (born 1951) | 9 April 2009 | 28 June 2010 | 1 year, 80 days | Independent | I | ODS – ČSSD – SZ | ||
| 9 | Petr Nečas (born 1964) | 28 June 2010 | 25 June 2013 | 2 years, 347 days | Civic Democratic Party | I | ODS – TOP 09 – VV VV later replaced by LIDEM | 2010 | |
| 10 | Jiří Rusnok (born 1960) | 25 June 2013 | 17 January 2014 | 206 days | Independent | I | ČSSD – KDU-ČSL ČSSD exited cabinet | ||
| 11 | Bohuslav Sobotka (born 1971) | 17 January 2014 | 6 December 2017 | 3 years, 323 days | Czech Social Democratic Party | I | ČSSD – ANO 2011 – KDU-ČSL | 2013 | |
| 12 | Andrej Babiš (born 1954) | 6 December 2017 | 28 November 2021 | 3 years, 357 days | ANO 2011 | I | ANO 2011 | 2017 | |
| II | ANO 2011 – ČSSD | ||||||||
| 13 | Petr Fiala (born 1964) | 28 November 2021 | 9 December 2025 | 4 years, 11 days | Civic Democratic Party | I | Spolu (ODS – KDU-ČSL – TOP 09) – PirStan (STAN – Pirates) Pirates exited cabinet | 2021 | |
| (12) | Andrej Babiš (born 1954) | 9 December 2025 | Incumbent | 9 days | ANO 2011 | III | ANO 2011 – SPD – AUTO | 2025 | |
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