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Otakar Motejl

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Otakar Motejl
Minister of Justice
In office
1 August 1998 – 16 October 2000
Prime MinisterMiloš Zeman
Preceded byVlasta Parkanová
Succeeded byPavel Rychetský
Ombudsman of the Czech Republic
In office
18 December 2000 – 9 May 2010
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byPavel Varvařovský [cs]
1st Chairman of the Supreme Court
In office
1993–1998
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byEliška Wagnerová [cs]
Personal details
Born(1932-09-10)10 September 1932
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died9 May 2010(2010-05-09) (aged 77)
Brno, Czech Republic
Political partyIndependent
(nominated by ČSSD)
Alma materCharles University
Occupationlawyer, judge

Otakar Motejl (10 September 1932; Prague – 9 May 2010; Brno) was a Czech lawyer and politician.[1] He served as the first ombudsman of the Czech Republic from 2000 until his death in 2010. In 1998–2000 he served as the Minister of Justice.

Life

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Motejl graduated from the Law Faculty of the Charles University of Prague in 1955, and then worked as a lawyer in Banská Bystrica, Kladno, and Prague. Between 1966 and 1968, he worked at the Law Institute of the Ministry of Justice, then became a judge of the Supreme Court in 1968.

On 18 December 2000, he was selected as ombudsman.[2] In 2006, Motejl was elected into the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic for six years.[3]

He participated in the 2003 Czech presidential election when he sought the Social Democratic nomination. According to poll by STEM, he was the front-runner in the primaries but was defeated by Miloš Zeman and Jaroslav Bureš and came third.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Otakar Motejl death". Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
  2. ^ Interview with Otakar Motejl
  3. ^ Motejl elected Ombudsman
  4. ^ "Otakar Motejl má z kandidátů na prezidentský úřad zatím největší důvěru veřejnosti | Stem.cz". www.stem.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Referendum posouvá na Hrad Zemana". iDNES.cz. 29 November 2002. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
Government offices
Preceded by Minister of Justice of the Czech Republic
1998–2000
Succeeded by