Miroslav Macek

Summary

Miroslav Macek (born 7 December 1944 in Litomyšl, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia) is a politician, writer and former deputy prime minister of Czechoslovakia. In May 2006 Macek made international news when, coming from behind, he struck the Minister of Health David Rath at a dentists' conference, accusing him of having insulted his wife (after Rath had publicly stated that Macek had married his wife for money).[1]

Miroslav Macek
Personal details
Born (1944-12-07) 7 December 1944 (age 79)
Litomyšl, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Political partyOF (1989–1991)
ODS (1991– present)
Spouse(s)Alexandra (till 2001)
Jana Blochová (2001–2009)
Petra Hrochová Macková (2015–)
ChildrenMiroslav
Alexandra
Alma materPalacký University Olomouc
ProfessionDentist

Writer edit

In 2017, he published his novel Saturnin se vrací (Saturnin Returns), a sequel to Zdeněk Jirotka's acclaimed novel, Saturnin.[2]

Books by Macek edit

  • Jak se stát labužníkem (2004)
  • Saturnin se vrací (2017)

References edit

  1. ^ "Czech politicians exchange blows". BBC News. 21 May 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Vyjde pokračování Saturnina. Napsal ho politik Miroslav Macek". iDNES.cz. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

External links edit

  • Macek's blog (in Czech)