Robert Plaga
Robert Plaga | |
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Minister of Education, Youth and Sports | |
In office 13 December 2017 – 17 December 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Andrej Babiš |
Preceded by | Stanislav Štech |
Succeeded by | Petr Gazdík |
Lieutenant of Minister of Education, Youth and Sports | |
Assumed office 18 December 2021 | |
In office 1 February 2015 – 13 December 2017 | |
Representative of South Moravian Region | |
In office 8 October 2016 – 21 November 2016 | |
Representative of the city of Brno | |
In office 11 October 2014 – 6 October 2018 | |
Entrusted with the management of Mendel University Brno | |
In office 1 February 2022 – 30 March 2022 | |
Preceded by | Danuše Nerudová |
Succeeded by | Jan Mareš |
Personal details | |
Born | Ivančice, Czechoslovakia | 21 July 1978
Political party | ANO 2011 (2012–2020) |
Spouse | Jana Plagová |
Alma mater | Mendel University Brno |
Robert Plaga (born 21 July 1978) is a Czech politician and university teacher. He served as Minister of Education, Youth and Sports in the Cabinet of Andrej Babiš.[1]
Political career
In December 2011, Plaga joined the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic. However, he left the position at the ministry, stating that his ideas about professional management of the agenda did not coincide with the ideas of the ministry.[2]
Between 2012 and 2015, Plaga worked as the director of the Center for Technology Transfer of the Mendel University in Brno.[3]
After the resignation of the elected and appointed rector Vojtěch Adam, who did not take on the management of Mendel University, he was entrusted with the management of the university in the beginning of February 2022 as Deputy Minister of Education.[4] He led the school for two months, at the end of March 2022, Jan Mareš took over as rector.[5]
After leaving ANO 2011, Plaga he became a Lieutenant of Minister of Education, Youth and Sports in Cabinet of Petr Fiala.[6]
Personal life
Plaga is married to Jana Plagová.[7]
References
- ^ "Zeman jmenoval Babišovu vládu. Přeje si, aby získala důvěru do února". iDNES (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Pavlisová, Michaela (1 December 2021). "Přehledně: Účastník SuperStar i výrobce müsli. Kdo bude v nové vládě?". iDNES (in Czech). Prague: Mafra.
- ^ "Ing. Robert Plaga, Ph.D." (PDF). Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR (in Czech). 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Univerzitu povede dočasně Robert Plaga". Mendel University (in Czech). 1 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Prezident Zeman jmenoval rektora Mendelovy univerzity, bude jím Jan Mareš". iDNES (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Jediný exministr, který zůstává: Plaga bude na školství "náměstkovat" Gazdíkovi". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 18 December 2021.
- ^ Karlesz, Štěpán (3 November 2019). "Robert Plaga a jeho tajemná Jana". Expres (in Czech).
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