Pavel Blažek

Minister of Justice

Pavel Blažek was born in Brno, where he graduated at the Faculty of Law of Masaryk University. During 1992–2002 he worked as an internal lecturer at the Faculty of Law at Masaryk University in Brno, in the field of administrative law and administrative science. He has been a lawyer since 1996, although his practice has been suspended at his own request since 2012.

He joined ODS in 1998. In 2012 he became Minister of Justice. In the 2013 elections he was elected as a member of Parliament of the Czech Republic. In the elections to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic in 2017 and 2021 he defended his parliamentary seat in the South Moravian Region.

Personal Details

JUDr. Pavel Blažek, Ph.D., born 8 April 1969

Education

1987–1992: Faculty of Law at Masaryk University in Brno, field of law 
1992–1995: Doctorate studies completed in 1995 with the successful defence of his dissertation 

Career and Public Service

1992–2002: Faculty of Law at Masaryk University in Brno, Department of Administrative Science, Administrative Law and Financial Law
since 1996: Lawyer (activity suspended since 2012)
since 1998: Member of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS)
1998–2010: Member of the Council of the Brno–střed District
2002–2006 and 2010–2012: Member of the Brno City Council
2012–2013: Minister of Justice
since 2013: Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic