List of presidents of the Czech Republic
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Image:President-Czech Republic-Flag.png This is a list of presidents of the Czech Republic. The President of the Czech Republic is the head of state of the Czech Republic. Most of his powers are ceremonial. His strongest power is veto, he can return bill back to parlament. His veto can be overruled by parlament. He is elected by parlament every five years. If a new President has not been elected by the end of a President's term, some powers are moved to Prime Minister, some are moved to Head of Deputy Chamber.
- no president: January 1 1993 - February 2 1993 (some competencies held by prime minister Václav Klaus)
- Václav Havel: 2 February 1993 - 2 February 2003
- no president: February 2 2003 - March 7 2003 (some competencies held by Vladimír Špidla and Lubomír Zaorálek)
- Václav Klaus: 7 March 2003 -
See also
- List of Czech monarchs
- List of Presidents of Czechoslovakia
- List of Prime Ministers of Czechoslovakia
- List of Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic
