Andrej Babiš
Czech politician and businessman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrej Babiš (Czech pronunciation: [ˈandrɛj ˈbabɪʃ]; born 2 September 1954) is a Czech businessman and politician. He was the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from 2017 until 2021. In 2023, he unsuccessfully ran for President of the Czech Republic, losing to General Petr Pavel.
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Andrej Babiš | |
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Prime Minister of the Czech Republic | |
In office 6 December 2017 – 17 December 2021 | |
President | Miloš Zeman |
Deputy | Richard Brabec (2017–2019) Martin Stropnický (2017–2018) Jan Hamáček Alena Schillerová |
Preceded by | Bohuslav Sobotka |
Succeeded by | Petr Fiala |
Leader of ANO 2011 | |
Assumed office 11 May 2012 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
First Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic | |
In office 29 January 2014 – 24 May 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Bohuslav Sobotka |
Preceded by | Jan Fischer |
Succeeded by | Richard Brabec |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 29 January 2014 – 24 May 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Bohuslav Sobotka |
Preceded by | Jan Fischer |
Succeeded by | Ivan Pilný |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
Assumed office 26 October 2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1954-09-02) 2 September 1954 (age 69) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) |
Citizenship | Slovakia,[1] Czech Republic[2] |
Political party | ANO 2011 (2012–present) |
Other political affiliations | Communist Party of Slovakia (1980–1989) |
Spouse(s) | Monika Herodesová (m. 2017) |
Alma mater | University of Economics, Bratislava |
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Babiš, the second richest man in the Czech Republic, is a former CEO and sole owner of the Agrofert group[3] with a net worth of about $4.04 billion according to Bloomberg.[4]