Karel Havlíček (politician)

Karel Havlíček
Havlíček in 2023
First Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
Assumed office
15 December 2025
Prime MinisterAndrej Babiš
Preceded byVít Rakušan
Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
In office
30 April 2019 – 17 December 2021
Prime MinisterAndrej Babiš
Minister of Industry and Trade
Assumed office
15 December 2025
Prime MinisterAndrej Babiš
Preceded byLukáš Vlček
In office
30 April 2019 – 17 December 2021
Prime MinisterAndrej Babiš
Preceded byMarta Nováková
Succeeded byJozef Síkela
Minister of Transport
In office
24 January 2020 – 17 December 2021
Prime MinisterAndrej Babiš
Preceded byVladimír Kremlík
Succeeded byMartin Kupka
Deputy President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
18 February 2022 – 8 October 2025
First Deputy Leader of ANO 2011
Assumed office
12 February 2022
Preceded byJaroslav Faltýnek
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
9 October 2021
Personal details
Born (1969-08-16) 16 August 1969
PartyIndependent (nominated by ANO 2011) (2019–2021)
ANO 2011 (2021–present)
Alma materPrague University of Economics and Business, Czech Technical University in Prague
OccupationPolitician, businessman, economist
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Karel Havlíček (born 16 August 1969) is a Czech politician, who has served as First Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic and Minister of Industry and Trade since 15 December 2025, in the third cabinet of Andrej Babiš. He also served as the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade, and Minister of Transport between 2019 and 2021, during Babiš's first term as Prime Minister.