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Regions of the Czech Republic

Regions: Jihočeský - Jihomoravský - Karlovarský - Královéhradecký - Liberecký - Moravskoslezský - Olomoucký - Pardubický - Plzeňský - Praha (Prague) - Středočeský - Ústecký - Vysočina - Zlínský -

Note: The names of the regions are given in adjectival form, normally followed by Kraj (region); from 2001 Kraj (region), except Praha (the city of Prague). The 14 regions formally came into existence on 1 Jan 2000, but their first governments were instituted in Dec 2000.  The governors' title is hejtman.

Party abbreviations: ANO = Akce Nespokojených Občanů "ANO 2011" (Action of Dissatisfied Citizens "YES 2011", center-right, populist, based on Akce Nespokojených Občanů [Action of Dissatisfied Citizens], abbreviated 'ANO2011' 15 May 2012-26 Mar 2013, est.11 May 2012); KDU-CSL = Křest'anská a Demokratická Unie – Československá Strana Lidová (Christian and Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People's Party, christian democratic, est.1919); KOA = Karlovarská Občanská Alternativa (Karlovy Vary Civic Alternative, Karlovy Vary regionalist, est.21 Jun 2006); KSCM = Komunistická Strana Čech a Moravy (Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia, communist, Eurosceptic, 1989-92 part of KSC, est.1989); ODS = Občanská Demokratická Strana (Civic Democratic Party, center-right, soft Eurosceptic, est.21 Apr 1991); Piráti = Česká Pirátská Strana (Czech Pirate Party, center-left, left libertarian, social liberal, est.17 Jun 2009); SLK = Starostové pro Liberecký Kraj (Mayors for the Liberec Region, Liberec regionalist, est.10 Apr 2008); SOCDEM = Sociální demokracie (Social Democracy, social-democratic, former CSSD, est.12 Jun 2023); STAN = Starostové a Nezávislí (Mayors and Independents, liberal-centrist, decentralization, est.19 Aug 2004); TOP09 = Tradice Odpovědnost Prosperita 09 (Tradition, Responsibility, Prosperity '09, center-right, est.11 Jun 2009);
- Former parties: CSSD = Česká Strana Sociálně Demokratická (Czech Social Democratic Party, social-democratic, 1893-27 Jun 1948, merged into KSC, 25 Mar 1990-12 Jun 2023, named Československá Sociální Demokracie [Czechoslovak Social Democracy] to 1993, renamed SOCDEM 12 Jun 2023)


Jihočeský (South Bohemia)
[Jihočeský (South Bohemia) region (Czech Republic)]Adopted 21 Jan 2002

31 May 2001                Budĕjovický (Budweis) kraj renamed Jihočeský kraj (South Bohemia
                             region).

Governors
18 Dec 2000 - 24 Nov 2008  Jan Zahradník                      (b. 1949)            ODS
24 Nov 2008 - 27 Apr 2017  Jiří Zimola                        (b. 1971)            CSSD
27 Apr 2017 -  3 Nov 2020  Ivana Stráská (f)                  (b. 1952)            CSSD
 3 Nov 2020 -              Martin Kuba                        (b. 1973)            ODS


Jihomoravský (South Moravia)

[Jihomoravský (South Moravia) Region flag (Czech Republic)]Adopted 5 Mar 2004

31 May 2001                Brnĕnský (Brno) kraj renamed Jihomoravský kraj (South Moravia
                             region).

Governors
20 Dec 2000 - 21 Nov 2008  Stanislav Juránek                  (b. 1956)            KDU-CSL
21 Nov 2008 - 16 Nov 2016  Michal Hašek                       (b. 1976)            CSSD
16 Nov 2016 - 11 Nov 2020  Bohumil Šimek                      (b. 1959)            Non-party
11 Nov 2020 -              Jan Grolich                        (b. 1984)            KDU-CSL


Karlovarský (Carlsbad/Karlovy Vary)

[Karlovarský (Karlovy Vary) region flag (Czech Republic)]Adopted 14 Aug 2001

Governors
18 Dec 2000 - 13 Nov 2008  Josef Pavel                        (b. 1952)            ODS
13 Nov 2008 - 31 Jan 2015  Josef Novotný                      (b. 1952)            CSSD
 1 Feb 2015 -  9 Mar 2015  Eva Valjentová (f) (acting)        (b. 1964)            KSCM
 9 Mar 2015 - 22 Nov 2016  Martin Havel                       (b. 1966)            CSSD
22 Nov 2016 - 31 Dec 2019  Jana Vildumetzová (f)              (b. 1973)            ANO
                             (from 17 Aug 2018, Jana Mračková Vildumetzová)
 1 Jan 2020 - 14 Dec 2020  Petr Kubis                         (b. 1968)            ANO
14 Dec 2020 -              Petr Kulhánek                      (b. 1971)            KOA


Královéhradecký (Hradec Králové)
[Královéhradecký (Hradec Králové) region flag (Czech Republic)]Adopted 21 Jan 2002

Governors
19 Dec 2000 - 12 Nov 2008  Pavel Bradík                       (b. 1950)            ODS
12 Nov 2008 - 14 Nov 2016  Lubomír Franc                      (b. 1953)            CSSD
14 Nov 2016 -  2 Nov 2020  Jiří Štěpán                        (b. 1978)            CSSD
 2 Nov 2020 -              Martin Červíček                    (b. 1972)            ODS


Liberecký (Liberec)
[Liberecký (Liberec) region flag (Czech Republic)]Adopted 19 Nov 2001

Governors 
19 Dec 2000 - 10 Dec 2004  Pavel Pavlík                       (b. 1947)            ODS
10 Dec 2004 - 28 Nov 2008  Petr Skokan                        (b. 1963)            ODS
28 Nov 2008 - 27 Nov 2012  Stanislav Eichler                  (b. 1960)            CSSD
27 Nov 2012 -              Martin Půta                        (b. 1971)            SLK

Moravskoslezský (Moravia-Silesia)
[Moravskoslezský (Moravia-Silesia) region (Czech Republic)]
Adopted 9 Jan 2003

31 May 2001                Ostravský kraj (Ostrava region) renamed Moravskoslezský kraj
                             (Moravia-Silesia region).

Governors
21 Dec 2000 - 13 Nov 2008  Evžen Tošenovský                   (b. 1956)            ODS
13 Nov 2008 -  9 Nov 2012  Jaroslav Palas                     (b. 1952)            CSSD
 9 Nov 2012 - 10 Nov 2016  Miroslav Novák                     (b. 1972)            CSSD
10 Nov 2016 -  8 Jun 2023  Ivo Vondrák                        (b. 1959)    Ind;2017 ANO;2023 Ind
 8 Jun 2023 - 21 Mar 2024  Jan Krkoška                        (b. 1976)            ANO
21 Mar 2024 -  3 Apr 2024  Jakub Unucka (acting)              (b. 1969)            ODS
 3 Apr 2024 -              Josef Bělica                       (b. 1978)            ANO


Olomoucký (Olomouc) 
[Olomoucký (Olomouc) region flag (Czech Republic)]Adopted 14 Aug 2001

Governors
21 Dec 2000 -  2 Dec 2004  Jan Březina                        (b. 1954)            KDU-CSL
 2 Dec 2004 - 14 Nov 2008  Ivan Kosatík                       (b. 1957)            ODS
14 Nov 2008 - 19 Nov 2012  Martin Tesařík                     (b. 1954)            CSSD 
19 Nov 2012 -  8 Nov 2016  Jiří Rozbořil                      (b. 1962)            CSSD
 8 Nov 2016 - 27 Feb 2017  Oto Košta                          (b. 1956)            ​ANO
27 Feb 2017 - 30 Oct 2020  Ladislav Okleštěk                  (b. 1961)            ANO
30 Oct 2020 -              Josef Suchánek                     (b. 1963)            STAN


Pardubický (Pardubice)
[Pardubický (Pardubice) region flag (Czech Republic)]Adopted 14 Aug 2001

Governors
19 Dec 2000 -  2 Dec 2004  Roman Línek (1st time)             (b. 1963)            KDU-CSL
 2 Dec 2004 -  5 Nov 2007  Michal Rabas                       (b. 1964 - d. 2007)  ODS
  5 Nov 2007 - 21 Feb 2008  Roman Línek (2nd time)(acting)     (s.a.)               KDU-CSL
21 Feb 2008 - 15 Nov 2008  Ivo Toman                          (b. 1966)            ODS
15 Nov 2008 -  2 Nov 2012  Radko Martínek                     (b. 1956)            CSSD 
 2 Nov 2012 -              Martin Netolický                   (b. 1982)         CSSD;2023 SOCDEM


Plzeňský (Pilsen/Plzeň)
[Plzeňský (Pilsen) region flag (Czech Republic)]Adopted 25 Feb 2002

Governors
18 Dec 2000 - 14 Nov 2008  Petr Zimmermann                    (b. 1964)            ODS
14 Nov 2008 -  9 Sep 2010  Milada Emmerová (f)                (b. 1944)            CSSD
  9 Sep 2010 - 27 Jan 2014  Milan Chovanec                     (b. 1970)            CSSD
27 Jan 2014 - 21 Nov 2016  Václav Šlajs                       (b. 1952)            CSSD
21 Nov 2016 -  8 Jun 2020  Josef Bernard                      (b. 1965)       CSSD;May 2020 None
 8 Jun 2020 - 12 Nov 2020  Marcela Krejsová (f)(acting)       (b. 1958)            ODS
12 Nov 2020 - 14 Feb 2022  Ilona Mauritzová (f)               (b. 1959)            ODS 
14 Feb 2022 -              Rudolf Špoták                      (b. 1983)            Piráti


Praha (Prague)

[Flag of city of Prague (Czech Republic)]

Mayors (primátor)
26 Nov 1998 - 29 May 2002  Jan Kasl                           (b. 1951)            ODS
29 May 2002 - 15 Jul 2002  Petr Švec (acting)                 (b. 1957)            ODS
15 Jul 2002 - 28 Nov 2002  Igor Nĕmec                         (b. 1959)            ODS
28 Nov 2002 - 30 Nov 2010  Pavel Bém                          (b. 1963)            ODS
30 Nov 2010 - 23 May 2013  Bohuslav Svoboda (1st time)        (b. 1944)            ODS
23 May 2013 - 26 Nov 2014  Tomáš Hudeček                      (b. 1979)          TOP09;Oct 2014
                             (acting to 20 Jun 2013)                               Non-party
26 Nov 2014 - 15 Nov 2018  Adriana Krnáčová (f)               (b. 1960)          None;2015 ANO
15 Nov 2018 - 16 Feb 2023  Zdeněk Hřib                        (b. 1981)            Piráti
16 Feb 2023 -              Bohuslav Svoboda (2nd time)        (s.a.)               ODS


Středočeský (Central Bohemia)
[Středočeský (Central Bohemia) region (Czech Republic)]Adopted 21 Jan  2002

Governors
18 Dec 2000 - 24 Nov 2008  Petr Bendl                         (b. 1966)            ODS
 24 Nov 2008 - 16 May 2012  David Rath                         (b. 1965)            CSSD
 16 May 2012 - 20 Nov 2012  Zuzana Moravčíková (f)             (b. 1957)            CSSD
                              (acting to 4 Jun 2012)
 20 Nov 2012 - 23 Jun 2014  Josef Řihák                        (b. 1959)            CSSD
23 Jun 2014 - 18 Nov 2016  Miloš Petera                       (b. 1958)            CSSD
                             (acting to 27 Jun 2014)
18 Nov 2016 - 16 Nov 2020  Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (f)    (b. 1970)            ANO
16 Nov 2020 -              Petra Pecková (f)                  (b. 1975)         Ind;7-2022: STAN


Ústecký (Ústí nad Labem) 
[Ústecký (Ústí) region (Czech Republic)]
Adopted 14 May 2002

Governors
22 Dec 2000 - 26 Nov 2008  Jiří Šulc                          (b. 1958)            ODS
 26 Nov 2008 - 20 Nov 2012  Jana Vaňhová (f)                   (b. 1955)            CSSD
20 Nov 2012 - 16 Nov 2020  Oldřich Bubeníček                  (b. 1953)            KSCM
16 Nov 2020 -              Jan Schiller                       (b. 1972)            ANO

Vysočina (Highlands)
[Vysočina (Highlands) region (Czech Republic)]Adopted 21 Apr 2002
31 May 2001                Jihlavský (Jihlava) kraj renamed Vysočina (Highlands region).
 1 Aug 2011                Vysočina renamed Kraj Vysočina.

Governors
20 Dec 2000 -  7 Dec 2004  František Dohnal                   (b. 1960 - d. 2013)  KDU-CSL
 7 Dec 2004 - 14 Nov 2008  Miloš Vystrčil                     (b. 1960)            ODS
14 Nov 2008 - 18 Nov 2020  Jiří Bĕhounek                      (b. 1952)            Non-party
18 Nov 2020 -              Vítězslav Schrek                   (b. 1970)            ODS


Zlínský (Zlín)
[Zlínský (Zlín) region flag (Czech Republic)]Adopted 21 Jan 2002

Governors
21 Dec 2000 -  8 Dec 2004  František Slavík                   (b. 1951)            KDU-CSL
 8 Dec 2004 - 12 Nov 2008  Libor Lukáš                        (b. 1961)            ODS
12 Nov 2008 -  2 Nov 2016  Stanislav Mišák                    (b. 1952)            CSSD
 2 Nov 2016 - 10 Nov 2020  Jiří Čunek                         (b. 1959)            KDU-CSL
10 Nov 2020 -              Radim Holiš                        (b. 1975)            ANO




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