Martin Štěpánek (actor)
Czech actor, journalist, and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Martin Štěpánek (11 January 1947 – 16 September 2010) was a Czech actor, journalist and politician.[1] He joined Mirek Topolánek's First Cabinet as Culture Minister in September 2006, serving in the position until January 2007.[2] He was the son of actor Zdeněk Štěpánek.[3] In 1981 he emigrated to Austria. In 1983 he moved to Munich, where he spent a significant part of his career working for Radio Free Europe.[4] In Munich he joined Czech language exile Masonic Lodge U tří hvězd, which moved to Czechoslovakia in 1990, today part of the Grand Lodge of the Czech Republic.[5] Štěpánek died in Prague in September 2010 due to suicide.[2]
Quick Facts Minister of Culture, Prime Minister ...
Martin Štěpánek | |
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Minister of Culture | |
In office 4 September 2006 – 9 January 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Mirek Topolánek |
Preceded by | Vítězslav Jandák |
Succeeded by | Helena Třeštíková |
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Born | (1947-01-11)11 January 1947 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Died | 16 September 2010(2010-09-16) (aged 63) Prague, Czech Republic |
Political party | Independent for the Civic Democratic Party |
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