Jan Ruml
Czech politician
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Jan Ruml (born 5 March 1953 in Prague[1]) is a Czech politician who was interior minister from 1992 to 1997.
Jan Ruml | |
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Ruml in 2019 | |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 2 July 1992 – 7 November 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Václav Klaus |
| Preceded by | Tomáš Sokol |
| Succeeded by | Jindřich Vodička |
| Senator from Prague 6 | |
| In office 21 November 1998 – 21 November 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Jan Koukal |
| Succeeded by | Karel Schwarzenberg |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1 June 1996 – 19 June 1998 | |
| Member of the Federal Assembly | |
| In office 6 June 1992 – 31 December 1992 | |
| Leader of the US–DEU | |
| In office 22 February 1998 – 1 December 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Karel Kühnl |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1953[1] |
| Party | OF (1989–1991) ODS (1991–1998) US–DEU (1998–2004) SZ (2010–2014) |
| Alma mater | University of West Bohemia |
Government career
Before becoming Interior Minister, Jan Ruml served as deputy Interior Minister in 1991.[2]
Jan Ruml announced his resignation as Interior Minister on 21 October 1997.[3] He then challenged Václav Klaus for the leadership of the Civic Democratic Party over a party funding scandal.[3][4] However Klaus won with 72% of the vote at a party conference on the 14 December 1997.[3]
Freedom Union
Jan Ruml became leader of a breakaway party called Freedom Union, which was founded on the 17 January 1998.[3] He led the party into the 1998 election, where the party won 8.6% of the vote and 19 seats and went into opposition.[3]
Jan Ruml announced his resignation as leader of the Freedom Union on the 1 December 1999.[3]