Václav Kopecký
Václav Kopecký | |
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Kopecký in 1948 | |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 14 September 1953 – 12 December 1954 | |
| Prime Minister | Viliam Široký |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ladislav Štoll |
| Minister of Information | |
| In office 5 April 1945 – 31 January 1953 | |
| Prime Minister | Zdeněk Fierlinger (1945–1946) Klement Gottwald (1946–1948) Antonín Zápotocký (1948–1953) |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 August 1897 Kosmonosy, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 5 August 1961 (aged 63) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Law, Charles University |
| Awards | Order of Klement Gottwald |
| Signature | |
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Václav Kopecký (27 August 1897 – 5 August 1961) was a Czechoslovak politician, journalist and chief ideologue of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ) during the leadership of Klement Gottwald. A high-ranking member of the party since the interwar period, he spent World War II in Moscow and served as Minister of Culture and Minister of Information in post-war Czechoslovakia.