Minister of Foreign Affairs (Czech Republic)

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Ministr zahraničních věcí České republiky
Incumbent Lubomír Zaorálek since 29 January 2014
Seat	Prague, Czech Republic
Appointer	Prime Minister
Formation	1 January 1993
Website	www.mzv.cz

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (Czech: Ministr zahraničních věcí České republiky) is a senior official of the Cabinet of the Czech Republic and the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and handles foreign policy of the Czech Republic.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs is appointed by the Prime Minister and must be confirmed by the President.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs along with the Finance Minister, the Minister of Defence, and the Minister of the Interior are generally regarded as the four most important cabinet members because of the importance of their respective ministries.

The current Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic is Lubomír Zaorálek, the 10th person to hold the office since its creation in 1993.

List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

Name		Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Political party
	Josef Zieleniec		1 January 1993	23 October 1997	ODS
	Jaroslav Šedivý		8 November 1997	17 July 1998	Independent
	Jan Kavan		22 July 1998	12 July 2002	ČSSD
	Cyril Svoboda		15 July 2002	4 September 2006	KDU-ČSL
	Alexandr Vondra		4 September 2006	9 January 2007	ODS
	Karel Schwarzenberg		9 January 2007	8 May 2009	Independent
	Jan Kohout		8 May 2009	13 July 2010	Independent
	Karel Schwarzenberg		13 July 2010	10 July 2013	TOP 09
	Jan Kohout		10 July 2013	29 January 2014	Independent
	Lubomír Zaorálek		29 January 2014	Incumbent	ČSSD

See also

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Czech Republic)