Regions of the Czech Republic
Historically the Czech lands comprised of three regions, Bohemia (Čechy), Moravia (Morava) and Silesia (České Slezsko). These regions were abolished in 1948. In 1918 German separatists in the Sudeten borderlands created separate administrations that were eventually exstinguished by the Czechoslovak state. From 1938 to 1945 the Sudetenland was annexed to Germany. After 1945 the Sudeten Germans were expelled. In 2000 fourteen new regions (Kraja) were created with their governors taking office in December. The governor's title in Czech is Hejtman.
Jihočeský (South Bohemia [Budweis])
30 Oct 1918 Ethnic German proclaim Bohemian Forest (Böhemerwaldgau)
district of the Austrian Land of Oberosterreich
28 Nov 1918 Area incorporated into Czechoslovakia
01 Oct 1938 - 04 May 1945 Annexed to German Empire
01 Jan 2000 South Bohemia Region
Governors
18 Dec 2000 - 24 Nov 2008 Jan Zahradník .............. 1949- ODS
24 Dec 2008 - 27 Apr 2017 Jirí Zimola ................ 1971- CSSD
27 Apr 2017 - 03 Nov 2020 Ivana Stráská .............. 1952- CSSD
03 Nov 2020 - Martin Kuba ................ 1973- ODS
Jihomoramský (South Moravia)
1054 - 1197 Principalities of Znojmo and Brno
1197 - 1918 Part of Moravia
30 Oct 1918 Ethnic Germans proclaim German South Moravia
(Deutschsüdmähren)
28 Nov 1918 Area incorporated into Czechoslovakia
01 Oct 1938 - 04 May 1945 Ethnic German areas annexed to German Reich
01 Jan 2000 South Moravia Region
Princes of Znojmo
1054-1092 Konrád I Ota
1092-1097 Lupold I
1197-1100 Borivoj I
1100-1112 Lupold I (2nd Time)
1112-1115 Oldrich I
1115-1123 Sobeslav Oldrich I
1123-1150 Konrád II
1159-1174 Konrád III
1174-1191 Konrád II Ota
1191-1194 Vladislav III Jindrich
1194-1197 Jindrich Bretislav I
Princes of Brno
1055-1061 Ota I
1061-1092 Konrád I Ota
1092-1097 Oldrich I
1097-1100 Borivoj I
1100-1115 Oldrich I (2nd Time)
1115-1123 Sobeslav Oldrich I
1123-1125 Ota II
1125-1156 Vratislav II
1174-1176 Václav I
1176-1189 Konrád II Ota
1189-1191 Spitihnev I (1st Time)
1191-1194 Vladislav III
1194-1197 Spitihnev I (2nd Time)
Governors
20 Dec 2000 - 21 Nov 2008 Stanislav Juránek .......... 1956- KDU-CSL
21 Nov 2008 - 16 Nov 2016 Michal Hašek ............... 1976- CSSD
16 Nov 2016 - 11 Nov 2020 Bohumil Šimek .............. 1959-
11 Nov 2020 - Jan Grolich ................ 1984- KDU-CSL
Karlovarský (Carlsbad)
Governors
18 Dec 2000 - 13 Nov 2008 Josef Pavel ................ 1952- ODS
13 Nov 2008 - 31 Jan 2015 Josef Novotný .............. 1952- CSSD
01 Feb - 09 Mar 2015 Eva Valjentová ............. 1964- KSCM
(acting)
09 Mar 2015 - 22 Nov 2016 Martin Havel ............... 1966- CSSD
22 Nov 2016 - 31 Dec 2019 Jana Vildumetzová .......... 1973- ANO
01 Jan - 14 Dec 2020 Petr Kubis ................. 1968- ANO
14 Dec 2020 - Petr Kulhánek .............. 1971- KOA
Královéhradecký
Governors
19 Dec 2000 - 12 Nov 2008 Pavel Bradík ............... 1950- ODS
12 Nov 2008 - 14 Nov 2016 Lubomír Franc .............. 1953- CSSD
14 Nov 2016 - 02 Nov 2020 Jiří Štěpán ................ 1978- CSSD
02 Nov 2020 - Martin Červíček ............ 1972- ODS
Liberecký
30 Oct 1918 Ethnic German areas form German Bohemia
(Deutschböhmen) district
28 Nov 1918 Area incorporated into Czechoslovakia
01 Oct 1938 - 04 May 1945 German areas annexed into German Empire
01 Jan 2000 Liberecky Region
Governors
19 Dec 2000 - 10 Dec 2004 Pavel Pavlík ............... 1947- ODS
10 Dec 2004 - 28 Nov 2008 Petr Skokan ................ 1963- ODS
28 Nov 2008 - 27 Nov 2012 Stanislav Eichler .......... 1960- CSSD
27 Nov 2012 - Martin Puta ................ 1971- SLK
Moravskoslezský (Moravia-Silesia)
Governors
21 Dec 2000 - 13 Nov 2008 Evžen Tošenovský ........... 1956- ODS
13 Nov 2008 - 09 Nov 2012 Jaroslav Palas ............. 1952- CSSD
09 Nov 2012 - 10 Nov 2016 Miroslav Novák ............. 1972- CSSD
10 Nov 2016 - 08 Jun 2023 Ivo Vondrák ................ 1959-
08 Jun 2023 - 21 Mar 2024 Jan Krkošk ................. 1976- ANO
21 Mar - 03 Apr 2024 Jakub Unucka ............... 1969- ODS
(acting)
03 Apr 2024 - Josef Belica ............... 1978- ANO
Olomoucký
Princes of Olomouc
1034-1037 Oldrich I
1054-1061 Vratislav I
1061-1087 Ota I
1087-1090 Boleslav
1090-1107 Svatoplu I
1107-1110 Ota II
1110-1113 Vladislav I
1113-1126 Ota II (2nd Time)
1126 Sobeslav Oldrich I
1130-1135 Sobeslav Oldrich I (2nd Time)
1135-1137 Lupold I
1137-1140 Sobeslav Oldrich I (3rd Time)
1140-1160 Ota III
1160-1164 Vladislav II
1164-1173 Bedrich I
1173-1176 Oldrich II
1176-1179 Václav II
1179-1189 Konrád I Ota
1189-1194 Bretislav II
1189-1200 Vladimir I
Governors
21 Dec 2000 - 02 Dec 2004 Jan Brezina ................ 1947- KDU-CSL
02 Dec 2004 - 14 Nov 2008 Ivan Kosatík ............... 1963- ODS
14 Nov 2008 - 19 Nov 2012 Martin Tesarík ............. 1960- CSSD
19 Nov 2012 - 08 Nov 2016 Jirí Rozboril .............. 1962- CSSD
08 Nov 2016 - 27 Feb 2017 Oto Košta .................. 1956- ANO
27 Feb 2017 - 30 Oct 2020 Ladislav Okleštěk .......... 1961- ANO
30 Oct 2020 - Josef Suchánek ............. 1963- STAN
Pardubický
Governors
19 Dec 2000 - 02 Dec 2004 Roman Línek (1st Time) ..... 1963- KDU-CSL
02 Dec 2004 - 05 Nov 2007 Michal Rabas ............... 1964-2007 ODS
05 Nov 2007 - 21 Feb 2008 Roman Línek (2nd Time)
21 Feb - 15 Nov 2008 Ivo Toman .................. 1966- ODS
15 Nov 2008 - 02 Nov 2012 Radko Martínek ............. 1956- CSSD
02 Nov 2012 - Martin Netolický ........... 1982- CSSD
Plzeňský (Pilsen)
Princes of Strakonice
1159 - 1167 Bavor ze Strakonic
1167 - 1211 Dlugomil I
1211 - 1260 Bavor I
1260 - 1279 Bavor II
1279 - 1318 Bavor III
1313 - 1318 Nikolai I
1313 - 1359 Vilem I
1359 - 1381 Bavor IV
Governors
18 Dec 2000 - 14 Nov 2008 Peter Zimmermann ........... 1964- ODS
14 Nov 2008 - 09 Sep 2010 Milada Emmerová ............ 1944- CSSD
09 Sep 2010 - 27 Jan 2014 Milan Chovanc .............. 1970- CSSD
27 Jan 2014 - 21 Nov 2016 Václav Šlajs ............... 1952- CSSD
21 Nov 2016 - 08 Jun 2020 Josef Bernard .............. 1965- CSSD
08 Jun - 12 Nov 2020 Marcela Krejsová ........... 1956- ODS
(acting)
12 Nov 2020 - 14 Feb 2022 Ilona Mauritzová ........... 1959- ODS
14 Feb 2022 - Rudolf Špoták .............. 1983- P
Praha (Prague)
Mayors
13 Nov 1918 - 15 Jun 1919 Přemysl Šámal .............. 1867-1941
15 Jun 1919 - 05 Apr 1937 Karel Baxa ................. 1862-1938
05 Apr 1937 - 24 Feb 1939 Petr Zenkl (1st Time) ...... 1884-1975
24 Feb 1939 - 09 Jul 1940 Otakar Klapka .............. 1891-1941
11 Jul 1940 - 05 May 1945 Alois Ríha ................. 1875-1945
05 May 1945 - 07 Aug 1946 Petr Zenkl (2nd Time)
07 Aug 1946 - 21 May 1954 Václav Vacek ............... 1877-1960 KSC
21 May 1954 - 30 Jun 1964 Adolf Svoboda .............. 1900-1969 KSC
30 Jun 1964 - 10 Sep 1970 Ludvík Černý ............... 1920-2003 KSC
10 Sep 1970 - 22 Jun 1981 Zdenek Zuska ............... 1931-1982 KSC
22 Jun 1981 - 04 Jul 1988 František Štafa ............ 1932- KSC
04 Jul 1988 - 08 Dec 1989 Zdenek Horčik .............. 1937- KSC
08 Dec 1989 - 23 Jan 1990 Josef Hájek
23 Jan 1990 - 13 Sep 1991 Jaroslav Kořán ............. 1940-
28 Sep 1991 - 13 May 1993 Milan Kondr ................ 1950- ODS
13 May 1993 - 26 Nov 1998 Jan Koukal ................. 1951- ODS
26 Nov 1998 - 30 May 2002 Jan Kasl ................... 1951- ODS
30 May - 15 Jul 2002 Petr Svec .................. 1957- ODS
(acting)
15 Jul - 28 Nov 2002 Igor Nemec ................. 1959- ODS
28 Nov 2002 - 30 Nov 2010 Pavel Bém .................. 1963- ODS
01 Dec 2010 - 23 May 2013 Bohuslav Svoboda ........... 1944- ODS
(1st Time)
23 May 2013 - 26 Nov 2014 Tomáš Hudeček .............. 1979- TOP 09
26 Nov 2014 - 15 Nov 2018 Adriana Krnácová ........... 1960- ANO 11
15 Nov 2018 - 16 Feb 2023 Zdeněk Hřib ................ 1981- P
16 Feb 2023 - Bohuslav Svoboda (2nd Time)
Středočeský (Central Bohemia)
Governors
18 Dec 2000 - 24 Nov 2008 Petr Bendl ................. 1966- ODS
24 Nov 2008 - 16 May 2012 David Rath ................. 1965- CSSD
16 May - 20 Nov 2012 Zuzana Moravcíková ......... 1957- CSSD
(acting)
20 Nov 2012 - 23 Jun 2014 Josef Rihák ................ 1959- CSSD
23 Jun 2014 - 18 Nov 2016 Miloš Petera ............... 1958- CCSD
(acting to 27 Jun 2014)
18 Nov 2016 - 16 Nov 2020 Jaroslava Jermanová ........ 1970- ANO
16 Nov 2020 - Petra Pecková .............. 1975-
Ústecký
Governors
22 Dec 2000 - 26 Nov 2008 Jiríz Sulc.................. 1958- ODS
26 Nov 2008 - 20 Nov 2012 Jana Vanhová ............... 1955- CSSD
20 Nov 2012 - 16 Nov 2020 Oldrich Bubenícek .......... 1953- KSCM
16 Nov 2020 - Jan Schiller ............... 1972- ANO
Vysočina
Governors
20 Dec 2000 - 07 Dec 2004 František Dohnal ........... 1960-2013 KDU-CSL
07 Dec 2004 - 14 Nov 2008 Miloš Vystrcil ............. 1960- ODS
14 Nov 2008 - 18 Nov 2020 Jirí Behounek .............. 1952- CSSD
18 Nov 2020 - Vítězslav Schrek ........... 1970- ODS
Zlínský
Governors
21 Dec 2000 - 08 Dec 2004 František Slavík ........... 1951- KDU-CSL
08 Dec 2004 - 12 Nov 2008 Libor Lukas ................ 1961- ODS
12 Nov 2008 - 02 Nov 2016 Stanislav Misák ............ 1952- CSSD
02 Nov 2016 - 11 Nov 2020 Jiří Čunek ................. 1959- KDU-CSL
11 Nov 2020 - Radim Holiš ................ 1975- ANO
CSSD=Czech Social Democratic Party (Social Democratic).
CNSS=Ceskoslovenská Narodne Socialistická Strana (Socialist).
KDS-CSL=Krestanska a Demokraticke Unie-Ceska Lidova (Christian Democratic).
KSCM=Communist party of Bohemia and Moravia.
KCS=Communist party of Czechoslovakia (Communist, Stalinist, dissolved 1992, only legal party 1948-89).
ODS=Obcanske Democraticka Strana (Conservative).
P=Piráti (Pirate Party, pirate politics, direct democracy left-liberal).
SPD=Svoboda a přímá demokracie (Freedom and Direct Democracy, right-wing,
Czech nationalism, anti-EU).
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