Miloš Zeman

President of the Czech Republic

28 September 1944 Kolín, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia

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3rd and current President of the Czech Republic Miloš ZemanZeman in 20173rd President of the Czech RepublicIncumbentAssumed office 8 March 2013Prime Minister Petr Nečas Jiří Rusnok Bohuslav Sobotka Andrej BabišPreceded by Václav Klaus3rd Prime Minister of the Czech RepublicIn office 22 July 1998 – 15 July 2002PresidentVáclav HavelPreceded by Josef TošovskýSucceeded by Vladimír Špidla2nd Speaker of the Chamber of DeputiesIn office 27 June 1996 – 17 July 1998Preceded by Milan UhdeSucceeded by Václav KlausLeader of the Social Democratic PartyIn office 28 February 1993 – 7 April 2001Preceded by Jiří HorákSucceeded by Vladimír Špidla Personal detailsBorn (1944-09-28 ) 28 September 1944 (age 76) Kolín, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (now Czech Republic) Political partyCommunist Party (1968–1970) Civic Forum (1990–1991) Civic Movement (1991–1992) Social Democratic Party (1992–2007) Party of Civic Rights (2009–present) Spouse(s)Blanka Zemanová (1971–1978, divorced) Ivana Bednarčíková (1993–present) ChildrenDavid KateřinaAlma materUniversity of Economics, PragueSignatureWebsiteOfficial website Miloš Zeman (Czech pronunciation: ( listen ) ; born 28 September 1944) is a Czech politician serving as the third and current President of the Czech Republic since 8 March 2013. He previously served as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from 1998 to 2002. As Leader of the Czech Social Democratic Party during the 1990s, he transformed his party into one of the country's major political forces. Zeman was Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Czech parliament, from 1996 until he became Prime Minister two years later in 1998. In January 2013, Zeman was elected President of the Czech Republic. He is the first directly elected president in Czech history; both of his predecessors, Václav Havel and Václav Klaus, were elected by the Czech parliament. In 2018, he was re-elected for a second term. During his tenure, he has been described as "one of the European Union's most Kremlin-friendly leaders" due to his pro-Russian stance.