Rulers: Czechoslovakia
Ministries, etc.
Key ministries
Foreign Affairs
Ministers
14 Nov 1918 - 5 Nov 1935 Edvard Benes (b. 1884 - d. 1948)
5 Nov 1935 - 29 Feb 1936 Milan Hodza (b. 1878 - d. 1944)
29 Feb 1936 - 4 Oct 1938 Kamil Krofta (b. 1876 - d. 1945)
4 Oct 1938 - 15 Mar 1939 Frantisek Chvalkovský (b. 1885 - d. 1945)
21 Jul 1940 - 10 Mar 1948 Jan Masaryk (in exile to Apr 1945) (b. 1886 - d. 1948)
10 Mar 1948 - 14 Mar 1950 Vladimír Clementis (b. 1902 - d. 1952)
14 Mar 1950 - 31 Jan 1953 Viliam Siroký (b. 1902 - d. 1971)
31 Jan 1953 - 9 Apr 1968 Václav David (b. 1910 - d. 1996)
9 Apr 1968 - 19 Sep 1968 Jirí Hájek (b. 1913 - d. 1993)
19 Sep 1968 - 1 Oct 1968 Oldrich Cerník (acting) (b. 1921 - d. 1994)
1 Oct 1968 - 1 Jan 1969 Václav Pleskot (acting) (b. 1921 - d. 2012)
1 Jan 1969 - 9 Dec 1971 Ján Marko (b. 1920)
9 Dec 1971 - 12 Oct 1988 Bohuslav Chnoupek (b. 1925 - d. 2004)
12 Oct 1988 - 10 Dec 1989 Jaromír Johanes (b. 1933)
10 Dec 1989 - 1 Jul 1992 Jirí Dienstbier (b. 1937 - d. 2011)
1 Jul 1992 - 31 Dec 1992 Jozef Moravcík (b. 1945)
Defense
Ministers
14 Nov 1918 - 25 May 1920 Václav Klofác (b. 1868 - d. 1942)
25 May 1920 - 16 Jul 1920 Vlastimil Tusar (b. 1880 - d. 1924)
16 Jul 1920 - 15 Sep 1920 Ivan Markovic (b. 1888 - d. 1944)
15 Sep 1920 - 26 Sep 1921 Otakar Husák (b. 1885 - d. 1964)
26 Sep 1921 - 9 Dec 1925 Frantisek Udrzal (1st time) (b. 1866 - d. 1938)
9 Dec 1925 - 18 Mar 1926 Jirí Stríbrný (b. 1880 - d. 1955)
18 Mar 1926 - 12 Oct 1926 Jan Syrový (1st time) (b. 1888 - d. 1970)
12 Oct 1926 - 20 Feb 1929 Frantisek Udrzal (2nd time) (s.a.)
20 Feb 1929 - 29 Oct 1932 Karel Viskovský (b. 1868 - d. 1932)
29 Oct 1932 - 4 Jun 1935 Bohumir Bradác (b. 1881 - d. 1935)
4 Jun 1935 - 22 Sep 1938 Frantisek Machník (b. 1886 - d. 1967)
22 Sep 1938 - 15 Mar 1939 Jan Syrový (2nd time) (s.a.)
21 Jul 1940 - 19 Sep 1944 Sergej Ingr (in exile) (b. 1894 - d. 1956)
19 Sep 1944 - 2 Apr 1945 Jan Masaryk (in exile) (b. 1886 - d. 1948)
7 Apr 1945 - 25 Apr 1950 Ludvík Svoboda (b. 1895 - d. 1979)
25 Apr 1950 - 25 Apr 1956 Alexej Cepicka (b. 1910 - d. 1990)
25 Apr 1956 - 9 Apr 1968 Bohumír Lomský (b. 1914 - d. 1982)
9 Apr 1968 - 11 Jan 1985 Martin Dzúr (b. 1919 - d. 1985)
11 Jan 1985 - 3 Dec 1989 Milán Václavík (b. 1928 - d. 2007)
3 Dec 1989 - 18 Oct 1990 Miroslav Vacek (b. 1935 - d. 2022)
18 Oct 1990 - 1 Jul 1992 Lubos Dobrovský (b. 1932 - d. 2020)
1 Jul 1992 - 31 Dec 1992 Imrich Andrejcák (b. 1941 - d. 2018)
Interior
Ministers
14 Nov 1918 - 15 Sep 1920 Antonín Svehla (b. 1873 - d. 1933)
15 Sep 1920 - 7 Oct 1922 Jan Cerný (1st time) (b. 1874 - d. 1959)
7 Oct 1922 - 9 Dec 1925 Jan Malypetr (b. 1873 - d. 1947)
9 Dec 1925 - 18 Mar 1926 Frantisek Nosek (b. 1886 - d. 1935)
18 Mar 1926 - 7 Dec 1929 Jan Cerný (2nd time) (s.a.)
7 Dec 1929 - 29 Oct 1932 Juraj Slávik (1st time) (b. 1890 - d. 1969)
29 Oct 1932 - 14 Feb 1934 Jan Cerný (3rd time) (s.a.)
14 Feb 1934 - 4 Oct 1938 Josef Cerný (b. 1885 - d. 1971)
4 Oct 1938 - 1 Dec 1938 Jan Cerný (4th time) (s.a.)
1 Dec 1938 - 15 Mar 1939 Otakar Fischer (b. 1884 - d. 1968)
21 Jul 1940 - 2 Apr 1945 Juraj Slávik (2nd time) (in exile) (s.a.)
7 Apr 1945 - 14 Sep 1953 Václav Nosek (b. 1892 - d. 1955)
14 Sep 1953 - 23 Jun 1961 Rudolf Barák (b. 1915 - d. 1995)
23 Jun 1961 - 26 Apr 1965 Lubomír Strougal (b. 1924 - d. 2023)
26 Apr 1965 - 9 Apr 1968 Josef Kudrna (b. 1920 - d. 1989)
9 Apr 1968 - 30 Aug 1968 Josef Pavel (b. 1908 - d. 1973)
30 Aug 1968 - 28 Jan 1970 Jan Pelnár (b. 1911 - d. 1982)
28 Jan 1970 - 28 Feb 1973 Radko Kaska (b. 1928 - d. 1973)
30 Mar 1973 - 20 Jun 1983 Jaromír Obzina (b. 1929 - d. 2003)
20 Jun 1983 - 12 Oct 1988 Vratislav Vajnar (b. 1930 - d. 2023)
12 Oct 1988 - 3 Dec 1989 Frantisek Kincl (b. 1941)
3 Dec 1989 - 10 Dec 1989 Frantisek Pinc (b. 1944)
10 Dec 1989 - 30 Dec 1989 Marián Calfa (b. 1946)
+ Ján Carnogurský (b. 1944)
+ Valtr Komárek (b. 1930 - d. 2013)
(acting)
30 Dec 1989 - 27 Jun 1990 Richard Sacher (b. 1942 - d. 2014)
27 Jun 1990 - 1 Jul 1992 Ján Langos (b. 1946 - d. 2006)
1 Jul 1992 - 31 Dec 1992 Petr Cermák (b. 1953)
Finance
Ministers
14 Nov 1918 - 8 Jul 1919 Alois Rasín (1st time) (b. 1867 - d. 1923)
8 Jul 1919 - 9 Oct 1919 Cyril Horácek (b. 1862 - d. 1943)
9 Oct 1919 - 25 May 1920 Kunes Sonntag (b. 1878 - d. 1931)
25 May 1920 - 21 Mar 1921 Karel Englis (1st time) (b. 1880 - d. 1961)
21 Mar 1921 - 26 Sep 1921 Vladimír Hanacík (b. 1861 - d. 1954)
26 Sep 1921 - 7 Oct 1922 Augustin Novák (b. 1872 - d. 1951)
7 Oct 1922 - 18 Feb 1923 Alois Rasín (2nd time) (s.a.)
24 Feb 1923 - 9 Dec 1925 Bohdan Becka (b. 1863 - d. 1940)
9 Dec 1925 - 25 Nov 1928 Karel Englis (2nd time) (s.a.)
25 Nov 1928 - 7 Dec 1929 Bohumil Vlasák (b. 1871 - d. 1945)
7 Dec 1929 - 16 Apr 1931 Karel Englis (3rd time) (s.a.)
16 Apr 1931 - 17 Mar 1936 Karel Trapl (b. 1881 - d. 1940)
17 Mar 1936 - 28 Mar 1936 Emil Franke (1st time) (acting) (b. 1880 - d. 1939)
28 Mar 1936 - 21 Jul 1937 Josef Kalfus (1st time) (b. 1880 - d. 1955)
21 Jul 1937 - 2 Oct 1937 Emil Franke (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)
2 Oct 1937 - 15 Mar 1939 Josef Kalfus (2nd time) (s.a.)
21 Jul 1940 - 27 Oct 1941 Eduard Outrata (in exile) (b. 1898 - d. 1958)
27 Oct 1941 - 2 Apr 1945 Ladislav Feierabend (in exile) (b. 1891 - d. 1969)
7 Apr 1945 - 2 Jul 1946 Vavro Srobár (b. 1867 - d. 1950)
2 Jul 1946 - 4 Apr 1949 Jaromír Dolanský (b. 1895 - d. 1973)
4 Apr 1949 - 14 Sep 1953 Jaroslav Kabes (b. 1896 - d. 1964)
14 Sep 1953 - 20 Sep 1963 Július Duris (b. 1904 - d. 1986)
20 Sep 1963 - 23 Jan 1967 Richard Dvorák (b. 1913 - d. 2009)
23 Jan 1967 - 27 Sep 1969 Bohumil Sucharda (b. 1914 - d. 2009)
27 Sep 1969 - 14 Dec 1973 Rudolf Rohlícek (b. 1929 - d. 2009)
14 Dec 1973 - 4 Oct 1985 Leopold Lér (b. 1928 - d. 2013)
29 Nov 1985 - 12 Oct 1988 Jaromír Zák (b. 1942)
12 Oct 1988 - 10 Dec 1989 Jan Stejskal (b. 1933 - d. 2013)
10 Dec 1989 - 1 Jul 1992 Václav Klaus (b. 1941)
1 Jul 1992 - 31 Dec 1992 Jan Klak (b. 1942)
Justice
Ministers
14 Nov 1918 - 8 Jul 1919 Frantisek Soukup (b. 1871 - d. 1940)
8 Jul 1919 - 25 May 1920 Frantisek Veselý (b. 1863 - d. 1935)
25 May 1920 - 15 Sep 1920 Alfréd Meissner (1st time) (b. 1871 - d. 1950)
15 Sep 1920 - 26 Sep 1921 Augustin Popelka (b. 1854 - d. 1938)
26 Sep 1921 - 9 Dec 1925 Josef Dolanský (b. 1868 - d. 1943)
9 Dec 1925 - 18 Mar 1926 Karel Viskovský (b. 1868 - d. 1932)
18 Mar 1926 - 12 Oct 1926 Jirí Haussmann (b. 1868 - d. 1935)
12 Oct 1926 - 7 Dec 1929 Robert Mayr-Harting (b. 1874 - d. 1948)
7 Dec 1929 - 14 Feb 1934 Alfréd Meissner (2nd time) (s.a.)
14 Feb 1934 - 22 Sep 1938 Ivan Dérer (b. 1884 - d. 1973)
22 Sep 1938 - 14 Oct 1938 Vladimír Fajnor (b. 1875 - d. 1952)
14 Oct 1938 - 1 Dec 1938 Ladislav Feierabend (b. 1891 - d. 1969)
1 Dec 1938 - 15 Mar 1939 Jaroslav Krejcí (b. 1892 - d. 1956)
27 Oct 1941 - 6 Nov 1945 Jaroslav Stránský (b. 1884 - d. 1973)
(in exile to Apr 1945)
6 Nov 1945 - 25 Feb 1948 Prokop Drtina (b. 1900 - d. 1980)
25 Feb 1948 - 25 Apr 1950 Alexej Cepicka (b. 1910 - d. 1990)
25 Apr 1950 - 14 Sep 1953 Stefan Rais (b. 1909 - d. 1975)
14 Sep 1953 - 12 Dec 1954 Václav Skoda (1st time) (b. 1913 - d. 1989)
12 Dec 1954 - 16 Jun 1956 Jan Bartuska (b. 1908 - d. 1970)
16 Jun 1956 - 11 Jul 1960 Václav Skoda (2nd time) (s.a.)
11 Jul 1960 - 9 Apr 1968 Alois Neuman (b. 1901 - d. 1977)
9 Apr 1968 - 1 Jan 1969 Bohuslav Kucera (b. 1923 - d. 2006)
Parliament
National Assembly
Chairmen
1920 - 1925 Frantisek Tomásek (b. 1869 - d. 1938)
1925 - 1932 Jan Malypetr (1st time) (b. 1873 - d. 1947)
1932 - 1935 Frantisek Stanek (b. 1867 - d. 1936)
Jun 1935 - 20 Oct 1935 Bohumir Bradác (b. 1881 - d. 1935)
1935 - 1939 Jan Malypetr (2nd time) (s.a.)
- Provisional National Assembly -
1945 - 1946 Josef David (1st time) (b. 1884 - d. 1968)
- Constituent National Assembly -
Jun 1946 - Jul 1946 Antonín Zápotocký (b. 1884 - d. 1957)
1946 - 1948 Josef David (2nd time) (s.a.)
- National Assembly -
1948 - 1953 Oldrich John (b. 1907 - d. 1961)
1953 - 23 Jun 1964 Zdenek Fierlinger (b. 1891 - d. 1976)
23 Jun 1964 - 18 Apr 1968 Bohuslav Lastovicka (b. 1905 - d. 1981)
18 Apr 1968 - 31 Dec 1968 Josef Smrkovský (b. 1911 - d. 1974)
Federal Assembly
Chairmen
30 Jan 1969 - 28 Apr 1969 Peter Colotka (b. 1925 - d. 2019)
28 Apr 1969 - 15 Oct 1969 Alexander Dubcek (1st time) (b. 1921 - d. 1992)
15 Oct 1969 - 9 Dec 1971 Dalibor Hanes (b. 1914 - d. 2007)
9 Dec 1971 - 29 Nov 1989 Alois Indra (b. 1921 - d. 1990)
12 Dec 1989 - 28 Dec 1989 Stanislav Kukrál (b. 1935)
28 Dec 1989 - 25 Jun 1992 Alexander Dubcek (2nd time) (s.a.)
25 Jun 1992 - 31 Dec 1992 Michal Kovác (b. 1930 - d. 2016)
Senate
Chairmen
26 May 1920 - 13 Jul 1920 Cyril Horácek (b. 1862 - d. 1943)
13 Jul 1920 - 14 Feb 1924 Karel Prásek (b. 1868 - d. 1932)
14 Feb 1924 - 18 Feb 1926 Václav Donát (b. 1869 - d. 1954)
18 Feb 1926 - 30 Nov 1926 Václav Klofác (b. 1868 - d. 1942)
30 Nov 1926 - 12 Dec 1929 Moric Hruban (b. 1862 - d. 1945)
12 Dec 1929 - 21 Mar 1939 Frantisek Soukup (b. 1871 - d. 1940)