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Mikuláš Bek | |
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Bek in 2019 | |
| 19th Minister of Education, Youth and Sports | |
| Assumed office 4 May 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Petr Fiala |
| Preceded by | Vladimír Balaš |
| 4th Minister for European Affairs | |
| In office 17 December 2021 – 4 May 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Petr Fiala |
| Preceded by | Juraj Chmiel (2010) |
| Succeeded by | Martin Dvořák |
| Senator from Brno | |
| In office 13 October 2018 – 13 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Eliška Wagnerová |
| Succeeded by | Břetislav Rychlík |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 April 1964 Šternberk, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Political party | Independent (nominated by Mayors and Independents) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | musicologist |
| Website | mikulasbek.cz |
Mikuláš Bek (born 22 April 1964) is a Czech musicologist[1] and politician, who has been serving as Minister of Education, Youth and Sports in Petr Fiala's Cabinet since May 2023.[2] He previously served as the Minister of EU Affairs from December 2021 to May 2023.[3]
From 2011 to 2019 he served as rector of Masaryk University in Brno, succeeding his friend and future cabinet superior Petr Fiala.
From 2018 to 2024 Bek had been a member of the Czech Senate representing the Brno-City electoral district, as a nominee of the Mayors and Independents. In the Senate, he chaired the Committee on EU Affairs.[1] In November 2021, he stated that the Visegrád Group is overrated and that he wants to focus on cooperation with Germany and the Western European countries.[4]