Adam Vojtěch

Adam Vojtěch (born 2 October 1986) is a Czech politician and lawyer who has been Minister of Health since 13 December 2017,[1] in both the first and second cabinets of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. He has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies since the 2017 general election.

Adam Vojtěch

Adam Vojtěch

MP
Minister of Health
Assumed office
13 December 2017
Prime MinisterAndrej Babiš
Preceded byMiloslav Ludvík
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
21 October 2017
Personal details
Born (1986-10-02) 2 October 1986
České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Political partyIndependent (2018–present)
ODS (2012–2018)
Alma materCharles University in Prague

Early life and education

In 2005, Vojtěch reached the semi-finals of Česko hledá SuperStar, the Czech version of the Idol series.[2]

Vojtěch graduated from the Faculty of Social Studies of Charles University in Prague in 2009, with a degree in Media and Communication Studies.[1] After a period of study at University College Dublin in Ireland, he returned to study at Charles University's Faculty of Law, and again at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Since 2017 he has been associated with the university's First Faculty of Medicine.[1]

Career

Vojtěch was Head of the Všehrd Czech Lawyers' Association from 2010–12, before working as a lawyer for Mafra, the media group that is a subsidiary of Babiš' Agrofert business empire. From 2014 to 2017 Vojtěch worked as Babiš' Private Secretary while he was Minister of Finance.[1] He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in October 2017, and appointed Minister of Health.[1]

gollark: I do also have a CB aeon around now.
gollark: `p5dS5` so not very cool.
gollark: I was talking about the copper.
gollark: ... do you want a cheese for it?
gollark: You're lucky. I never manage to get those things.

References
  1. "Adam Vojtech". vlada.cz. Government of the Czech Republic.
  2. https://novaplus.nova.cz/porad/superstar-2020/bonus/5123-adam-vojtech-vlasta-horvath-petr-bende-pripomente-si-favority-druhe-rady-superstar
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