Miroslav Macek

Czech politician and author (1944–2024)

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Miroslav Macek (7 December 1944 – 1 May 2024) was a Czech politician and writer. He served as a deputy prime minister of Czechoslovakia.

Life and career

Macek was born in Litomyšl, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. In May 2006 Macek made international news when, coming from behind, he struck the Minister of Health David Rath at a dentists' conference, accusing him of having insulted his wife (after Rath had publicly stated that Macek had married his wife for money).^[1]

Macek was a member of Mensa International, being considered the first member from behind the Iron Curtain.^[2] He stated that he had become a member in 1980.^[3]

In 2017, he published his novel Saturnin se vrací (Saturnin Returns), a sequel to Zdeněk Jirotka's acclaimed novel, Saturnin.^[4]

Macek died on 1 May 2024, at the age of 79.^[5]

Books by Macek

Jak se stát labužníkem (2004)
Saturnin se vrací (2017)

References

^ "Czech politicians exchange blows". BBC News. 21 May 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
^ Plavcová, Alena (16 November 2007). "Dejte mu do zubů!". Lidové noviny (in Czech). Retrieved 1 May 2024.
^ Macek, Miroslav (21 March 2013). "ČTVRTEČNÍ GLOSY 21.03.2013" (in Czech). Retrieved 1 May 2024.
^ Oppelt, Robert (14 September 2017). "Vyjde pokračování Saturnina. Napsal ho politik Miroslav Macek". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
^ "Zemřel někdejší výrazný politik ODS Miroslav Macek, bylo mu 79 let". Českénoviny.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.