Jan Kalvoda

Jan Kalvoda (born 30 October 1953) is a Czech lawyer and politician. He led the Civic Democratic Alliance and served as deputy prime minister and justice minister in the 1990s.

Jan Kalvoda
Kalvoda in 2023
Minister of Justice
In office 4 July 1996 – 7 January 1997
Prime Minister	Václav Klaus
Preceded by	Jiří Novák
Succeeded by	Vlasta Parkanová
Leader of the Civic Democratic Alliance
In office 28 March 1992 – 22 March 1997
Preceded by	Pavel Bratinka
Succeeded by	Michael Žantovský
Chairman of the Government Legislative Council
In office 17 July 1992 – 7 January 1997
Prime Minister	Václav Klaus
Preceded by	Jiří Novák
Succeeded by	Vlasta Parkanová
Member of Parliament for Prague
In office 6 February 1990 – 17 December 1996
Personal details
Born	(1953-10-30) 30 October 1953 (age 71) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Nationality	Czech
Political party	Civic Democratic Alliance (Until 1996)
Alma mater	Charles University

Early life

Kalvoda was born in 1953.^[1]

Career

Kalvoda is a lawyer by training.^{[citation needed]} He was the chairman of the Civic Democratic Alliance (ODA) from 1992 to 1997.^[2][3] He resigned from office 17 December 1996, and Michael Žantovský became the ODA leader.^[4][5]

He served as deputy prime minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Václav Klaus from 2 July 1992 to 7 January 1997.^[6][7] He was in charge of the civil service and legislation.^[8] He was also justice minister in the cabinet from 1992 to 1996.^{[citation needed]} He resigned from all of his posts in addition to his seat at the parliament on 16 December 1996.^[5] The reason for his resignation was that he lied about holding a PhD in law.^[5][9] Kalvoda admitted it.^[5]