List of presidents of the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a parliamentary representative democracy in which the president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government. The president plays an important role in representing the country and making sure laws follow the constitution.

The first president of the Czech Republic was Václav Havel. He helped lead the country during a time of big change. The current president, Petr Pavel, was sworn into office on 9 March 2023.

Until 2012, presidents were chosen by members of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. Since 2013, the people of the Czech Republic have voted directly to choose their president for a five-year term.

Czechoslovakia (1918–1992)

Main article: List of presidents of Czechoslovakia

The Czech Republic is a country where the president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government. The first president was Václav Havel, and the current president, Petr Pavel, began his term on 9 March 2023.

Czech Republic (1993–)

The Czech Republic is a country where the president is the head of state. The first president was Václav Havel. The current president is Petr Pavel, who started his role on March 9, 2023.

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Party	Previous office(s)
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Václav Havel (1936–2011)	1993 1998	2 February 1993	2 February 2003	10 years	Independent	President of Czechoslovakia (1989–1992)
2		Václav Klaus (born 1941)	2003 2008	7 March 2003	7 March 2013	10 years	ODS	Prime Minister (1992–1998) President of the Chamber of Deputies (1998–2002)
3		Miloš Zeman (born 1944)	2013 2018	8 March 2013	8 March 2023	10 years	SPO	President of the Chamber of Deputies (1996–1998) Prime Minister (1998–2002)
4		Petr Pavel (born 1961)	2023	9 March 2023	Incumbent	3 years, 71 days	Independent	Chief of the General Staff (2012–2015) Chair of the NATO Military Committee (2015–2018)

Timeline

This section shows a timeline of the presidents of the Czech Republic. It lists them in the order they took office. The chart shows how long each president lived, with the years they were president highlighted. Living presidents are shown in green, and the years they were not president are shown in a lighter color. The chart also shows the minimum age needed to be president.