Otakar Motejl
Otakar Motejl | |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office 1 August 1998 – 16 October 2000 | |
Prime Minister | Miloš Zeman |
Preceded by | Vlasta Parkanová |
Succeeded by | Pavel Rychetský |
Ombudsman of the Czech Republic | |
In office 18 December 2000 – 9 May 2010 | |
Preceded by | office established |
Succeeded by | Pavel Varvařovský |
1st Chairman of the Supreme Court | |
In office 1993–1998 | |
Preceded by | office established |
Succeeded by | Eliška Wagnerová |
Personal details | |
Born | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 10 September 1932
Died | 9 May 2010 Brno, Czech Republic | (aged 77)
Political party | Independent (nominated by ČSSD) |
Alma mater | Charles University |
Occupation | lawyer, judge |
Otakar Motejl (10 September 1932; Prague – 9 May 2010; Brno) was a Czech lawyer and politician.[1] He served as the first ombudsman of the Czech Republic from 2000 until his death in 2010. In 1998–2000 he served as the Minister of Justice.
Life
[edit]Motejl graduated from the Law Faculty of the Charles University of Prague in 1955, and then worked as a lawyer in Banská Bystrica, Kladno, and Prague. Between 1966 and 1968, he worked at the Law Institute of the Ministry of Justice, then became a judge of the Supreme Court in 1968.
On 18 December 2000, he was selected as ombudsman.[2] In 2006, Motejl was elected into the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic for six years.[3]
He participated in the 2003 Czech presidential election when he sought the Social Democratic nomination. According to poll by STEM, he was the front-runner in the primaries but was defeated by Miloš Zeman and Jaroslav Bureš and came third.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Otakar Motejl death". Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ^ Interview with Otakar Motejl
- ^ Motejl elected Ombudsman
- ^ "Otakar Motejl má z kandidátů na prezidentský úřad zatím největší důvěru veřejnosti | Stem.cz". www.stem.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Referendum posouvá na Hrad Zemana". iDNES.cz. 29 November 2002. Retrieved 12 March 2017.