Helena Válková
Helena Válková | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 29 January 2014 – 1 March 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Bohuslav Sobotka |
| Preceded by | Marie Benešová |
| Succeeded by | Robert Pelikán |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 January 1951 Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Czechoslovakia |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
Helena Válková (born 7 January 1951) is a Czech politician, university professor, and lawyer, specialising in criminal law and criminology. From January 2014 until March 2015 she was the Czech Minister of Justice in the government of Bohuslav Sobotka. She was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for ANO 2011, though she is now non-partisan. On 10 February 2015, Andrej Babiš, the leader of ANO 2011, announced that Válková will be replaced in the function by the lawyer Robert Pelikán. Válková's tenure ended on 1 March.