Jaroslav Bašta

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Jaroslav Bašta
Bašta in 2003
Minister without Portfolio
In office
22 July 1998 – 23 March 2000
Prime MinisterMiloš Zeman
Preceded byVladimír Mlynář
Succeeded byKarel Březina
Czech Republic Ambassador to Russia
In office
19 September 2000 – 2005
PresidentVáclav Havel
Václav Klaus
Preceded byLuboš Dobrovský
Succeeded byMiroslav Kostelka
Czech Republic Ambassador to Ukraine
In office
December 2007 – March 2010
PresidentVáclav Klaus
Preceded byKarel Štindl
Succeeded byIvan Počuch
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
9 October 2021 – 7 April 2024
In office
1 June 1996 – 14 September 2000
Personal details
Born(1948-05-15)15 May 1948
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Died8 April 2024(2024-04-08) (aged 75)
Political partyFreedom and Direct Democracy (2021–2024)
Other political
affiliations		ČSSD (1994–2019)
SpouseDara Baštová
Children1
Alma materCharles University
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Jaroslav Bašta (15 May 1948 – 7 April 2024) was a Czech politician and diplomat. He was a signatory of Charter 77.[1] Between 1998 and 2000 he served in the cabinet of Miloš Zeman as Minister without portfolio.[1] Bašta became the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Russia in September 2000.[2] He served for five years in Russia, later becoming Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Ukraine, where he worked for three years until stepping down due to health reasons in 2010.[3]

In 2021, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD).

On 10 September 2022, SPD announced it would nominate Bašta for the 2023 Czech presidential election.[4] He was also endorsed by the Tricolour Citizens' Movement[5] and the Workers' Party of Social Justice (DSSS).[6] He finished fifth of eight candidates in the first round on 14 January 2023, with 4.45% of the vote.[7]

Bašta died after a long illness on 7 April 2024, aged 75.[8][9]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Jaroslav Bašta". vlada.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Velvyslanec Bašta míří na ministerstvo zahraničí". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. 15 August 2005. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. ^ Pecinová, Hana (17 January 2010). "Po aféře s vízy končí velvyslanec Bašta. Důvod? Zdraví". Aktualne.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Kandidátem hnutí SPD na prezidenta bude poslanec Bašta". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Jaroslav Bašta – Mír je pro naše politiky sprosté slovo". Tricolour Citizens' Movement (in Czech). 17 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Tomáš Vandas twitter status". Twitter (in Czech). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  7. ^ Biben, Martin (14 January 2023). "Bašta v druhém kole nikoho nepodpoří, řekl po porážce. Okamura to chce ještě vyhodnotit". hn.cz (in Czech). Economia. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  8. ^ Vašinová, Jolana. "Zemřel Jaroslav Bašta. Poslanci a bývalému velvyslanci bylo 75 let". iDNES.cz. Mafra. Czech News Agency. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Jaroslav Bašta". Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (in Czech). Retrieved 9 April 2024.


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