Valtr Komárek

Valtr Komárek
Personal details
Born(1930-08-10)10 August 1930
Hodonín, Czechoslovakia
Died16 May 2013(2013-05-16) (aged 82)
Prague, Czech Republic

Valtr Komarek (10 August 1930 – 16 May 2013) was a Czech economist, forecaster and politician. A participant in the Velvet Revolution in 1989, Komárek subsequently entered politics a part of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD), leading the party into elections in 1992, and serving as honorary chairman of the party from March 2011. He also served as First Deputy Minister of National Understanding, and as an MP in the Federal Assembly. He is considered one of the key figures of the Velvet Revolution and post-revolution politics and economics.

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