Jan Blatný
Jan Blatný (born 24 March 1970) is a Czech physician, teacher[1] and politician. On 29 October 2020 he was named as Minister of Health of the Czech Republic by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš following the resignation of Roman Prymula.
Jan Blatný | |
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Minister of Health | |
In office 29 October 2020 – 7 April 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Andrej Babiš |
Preceded by | Roman Prymula |
Succeeded by | Petr Arenberger |
Personal details | |
Born | Prostějov, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | March 24, 1970
Political party | Independent (nominated by ANO 2011) |
Domestic partner | Dana Blatná |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Masaryk University |
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On 7 April 2021 he was replaced by Petr Arenberger. President Miloš Zeman welcomed the change because Blatný had refused to recognize Russian and Chinese vaccines against COVID-19 as safe, but it was criticized by the most members of the parliamentary opposition.
References
- Brno, F. N. "MUDr. Jan Blatný, Ph.D.: FN Brno je uznávaným komplexním hemofilickým centrem". FN Brno (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-04-20.
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