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Jozef Síkela (born 17 June 1967) is a Czech politician and investment banker who has served as Czech Minister of Industry and Trade in Petr Fiala's Cabinet since December 2021.[1][2]

Political career

In November 2021, following the resignation of Věslav Michalik, Síkela became the new candidate of the Mayors and Independents (STAN) for the post of Czech Minister of Industry and Trade in the emerging government of Petr Fiala (a coalition of SPOLU and PirSTAN).[3][4] He was appointed to this post in December 2021 by Czech President Miloš Zeman at the castle in Lány.[5]

In June 2023, he stated in an interview with the daily Právo that he was interested in seeking the position of European Commissioner.[6]

References

  1. ^ McEnchroe, Thomas (17 November 2021). "Zeman to name Petr Fiala prime minister next Friday". Radio Prague International. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Government of the Czech Republic (December 2021). "Jozef Síkela". vlada.cz. The Office of the Government of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. ^ Rambousková, Michaela. "Ministrem průmyslu má být bývalý bankéř Jozef Síkela". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Starostové a nezávislí navrhují na ministra průmyslu a obchodu úspěšného manažera Jozefa Síkelu". Starostové a nezávislí (in Czech). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. ^ Jadrná, Anna (17 December 2021). "Zeman jmenoval novou vládu. Podívejte se na seznam těch, kteří povedou jednotlivá ministerstva". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. ^ Síkela, Jozef. "Síkela: Chtěl bych být eurokomisařem". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Interviewed by Martin Procházka. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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