Otakar Motejl
Minister of Justice
In office
1 August 1998 – 16 October 2000
Prime MinisterMiloš Zeman
Preceded byVlasta Parkanová
Succeeded byPavel Rychetský
Ombudsman of the Czech Republic
In office
18 December 2000 – 9 May 2010
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byPavel Varvařovský [cs]
1st Chairman of the Supreme Court
In office
1993–1998
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byEliška Wagnerová [cs]
Personal details
Born(1932-09-10)10 September 1932
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died9 May 2010(2010-05-09) (aged 77)
Brno, Czech Republic
Political partyIndependent
(nominated by ČSSD)
Alma materCharles University
Occupationlawyer, judge

Otakar Motejl (10 September 1932; Prague – 9 May 2010; Brno) was a Czech lawyer and politician.[1] He served as the first ombudsman of the Czech Republic from 2000 until his death in 2010. In 1998–2000 he served as the Minister of Justice.

Life

Motejl graduated from the Law Faculty of the Charles University of Prague in 1955, and then worked as a lawyer in Banská Bystrica, Kladno, and Prague. Between 1966 and 1968, he worked at the Law Institute of the Ministry of Justice, then became a judge of the Supreme Court in 1968.

On 18 December 2000, he was selected as ombudsman.[2] In 2006, Motejl was elected into the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic for six years.[3]

He participated in the 2003 Czech presidential election when he sought the Social Democratic nomination. According to poll by STEM, he was the front-runner in the primaries but was defeated by Miloš Zeman and Jaroslav Bureš and came third.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Otakar Motejl death". Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
  2. ^ Interview with Otakar Motejl
  3. ^ Motejl elected Ombudsman
  4. ^ "Otakar Motejl má z kandidátů na prezidentský úřad zatím největší důvěru veřejnosti | Stem.cz". www.stem.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Referendum posouvá na Hrad Zemana". iDNES.cz. 29 November 2002. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
Government offices Preceded byVlasta Parkanová Minister of Justice of the Czech Republic 1998–2000 Succeeded byPavel Rychetský
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