Miroslav Kostelka | |
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Minister of Defence | |
In office 9 June 2003 –4 August 2004 | |
Prime Minister | Vladimír Špidla |
Preceded by | Jaroslav Tvrdík |
Succeeded by | Karel Kühnl |
Czech Republic Ambassador to Russia | |
In office 2005–2009 | |
President | Václav Klaus |
Preceded by | Jaroslav Bašta |
Succeeded by | Petr Kolář |
Personal details | |
Born | Františkovy Lázně,Czechoslovakia | 31 January 1951
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