Vlastimil Picek
Military Person
1956 –
Who is Vlastimil Picek?
Vlastimil Picek is the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic. From 2007 to 2012, he was the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. He was the fourth person and the first member of Czech Air Force to serve at this position. He was appointed by President Václav Klaus and took office on 1 March 2007. He was replaced by Major General Petr Pavel as from 1 July 2012. On 18 September 2012 he was appointed the 1st Deputy Defence Minister. On 13 December 2012, he was dismissed by then new minister Karolína Peake and on 21 December 2012 reinstalled by Prime Minister Petr Nečas, after Nečas dismissed Peake. In March, 2013, he was appointed Minister of Defence.
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- Born
- Oct 25, 1956
Turnov - Nationality
- Czech Republic
- Education
- Czech Technical University in Prague
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on July 23, 2013
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