Martin Pecina

Martin Pecina
Minister of Interior
In office
10 July 2013 – 29 January 2014
Prime Minister Jiří Rusnok
Preceded by Jan Kubice
Succeeded by Milan Chovanec
In office
8 May 2009 – 13 July 2010
Prime Minister Jan Fischer
Preceded by Ivan Langer
Succeeded by Radek John
Personal details
Born (1968-07-09) 9 July 1968
Czechoslovakia

Martin Pecina (born 9 July 1968) is a Czech politician, who twice served as Minister of Interior of the Czech Republic. He was the Minister of Interior in caretaker governments of Jan Fischer[1] and Jiří Rusnok. He also served as the chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition.

Early life

Pecina was born in Ostrava. He's a graduate of the Technical University of Ostrava. He worked as a programmer and was Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade from 2003 to 2005 with the Social Democratic Party. Since 2 September 2005, Pecina has been chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition.

Ministerial post

In May 2009, Pecina became Minister of Interior in the cabinet of the Prime Minister Jan Fischer. He was nominated by the Social Democratic Party.

References

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  1. ↑ "Ing. Martin Pecina, MBA - Vláda České republiky" (in Czech). Government of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 26 February 2010.


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