Jaroslav Bašta | |
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Minister without Portfolio | |
In office 22 July 1998 – 23 March 2000 | |
Prime Minister | Miloš Zeman |
Preceded by | Vladimír Mlynář |
Succeeded by | Karel Březina |
Czech Republic Ambassador to Russia | |
In office 19 September 2000 – 2005 | |
President | Václav Havel Václav Klaus |
Preceded by | Luboš Dobrovský |
Succeeded by | Miroslav Kostelka |
Czech Republic Ambassador to Ukraine | |
In office December 2007 – March 2010 | |
President | Václav Klaus |
Preceded by | Karel Štindl |
Succeeded by | Ivan Počuch |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
Assumed office 9 October 2021 | |
In office 1 June 1996 – 14 September 2000 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Plzeň, Czechoslovakia | 15 May 1948
Political party | Freedom and Direct Democracy (2021–present) |
Other political affiliations | ČSSD (1994–2019) |
Spouse | Dara Baštová |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Charles University |
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Jaroslav Bašta (born 15 May 1948) is a Czech politician and diplomat. He is a signatory of Charter 77.[1] Between 1998 and 2000 he served in the cabinet of Miloš Zeman as Minister without portfolio.[1] Bašta became the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Russia in September 2000.[2] He served for five years in Russia, later becoming Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Ukraine, where he worked for three years until stepping down due to health reasons in 2010.[3]
In 2021, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD).
On 10 September 2022, SPD announced it would nominate Bašta for the 2023 Czech presidential election.[4] He was also endorsed by the Tricolour Citizens' Movement[5] and the Workers' Party of Social Justice (DSSS).[6] He finished fifth of eight candidates in the first round on 14 January 2023, with 4.45% of the vote.[7]
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References
- 1 2 "Jaroslav Bašta". vlada.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Velvyslanec Bašta míří na ministerstvo zahraničí". idnes.cz (in Czech). 15 August 2005. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ Pecinová, Hana (17 January 2010). "Po aféře s vízy končí velvyslanec Bašta. Důvod? Zdraví". aktualne.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Kandidátem hnutí SPD na prezidenta bude poslanec Bašta". novinky.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ↑ "Jaroslav Bašta – Mír je pro naše politiky sprosté slovo". TRIKOLORA (in Czech). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ↑ "Tomáš Vandas twitter status". Twitter. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ↑ Biben, Martin (14 January 2023). "Bašta v druhém kole nikoho nepodpoří, řekl po porážce. Okamura to chce ještě vyhodnotit". hn.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 January 2023.