Jakub Landovský

Jakub Landovský
Czech Ambassador to NATO
In office
5 August 2019 – 31 July 2024
Preceded byJiří Šedivý
Succeeded byDavid Konecký
Deputy Minister of Defense
In office
2 March 2015 – 5 August 2019
Preceded byJiří Šedivý
Personal details
BornJakub Landovský
(1976-09-05) 5 September 1976 (age 49)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
PartyČSSD (2006 – 2024)
Children3
Alma materCharles University
University of West Bohemia

Jakub Landovský (born 5 September 1976) is a Czech politician, lawyer, and university lecturer, who served as the Czech ambassador to NATO (2019-2024) and Deputy Minister of Defense (2015-2019). He was a member of the Czech Social Democratic Party from 2006 to 2024.

Early life and education

Jakub Landovský was born in Prague on 5 September 1976.

From 1996 to 2003, he studied for a bachelor's and subsequently a master's degree at the Institute of Political Science of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University. He completed his doctoral studies at the same faculty from 2003 to 2011, and passed the state exam in 2009. From 1999 to 2007 he attended the Faculty of Law of the University of West Bohemia in Plzeň, graduating with a master's degree.

Since 2014 he has been lecturing at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University.

Career

In 2000, Landovský started working at the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an assistant to the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the former Yugoslavia Jiří Dienstbier. From 2002 until 2005, he was an assistant ambassador with a special mission.[clarification needed] From 2005 to 2006, he worked as a researcher at Oregon State University in the United States, and was briefly a consultant to the United Nations Development Program. From 2007 to 2010, he advised the chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, preparing analysis and background materials.

He joined ČSSD in 2006. In February 2012, together with Jiří Dienstbier Jr., he published "Živá socdem", which criticized the clientelist activities of the Prague branch of ČSSD.

In 2014, he became an adviser to the Deputy Minister of Defence, preparing analyses of the ministry's legislative proposals and acting on behalf of the Deputy Minister of Defense.

On 2 March 2015, Landovský was appointed Deputy Minister of Defence, working with Martin Stropnický to manage the Defence Policy and Strategy Section.[1][2] He also worked for the Czech Ministry of Defence under ministers Karla Šlechtová and Lubomír Metnar.[3]

In the municipal elections in 2018, he was ČSSD's lead candidate for Prague City Council, and therefore also the party's candidate for the Mayor of Prague.[4][5][6] However, the party did not qualify for representation on the council,[7] and Landovský also failed to be elected in Prague 1.[8]

On 5 August 2019, he left the position of Deputy Minister of Defence and became the new Czech ambassador to NATO, replacing Jiří Šedivý.[9][10]

In October 2024, after the Social Democracy leadership election, Landovský left the party due to disagreement with its new direction.[11]

Personal life

Landovský is married and has three children. In his spare time, he enjoys road cycling and basketball. He is a member of the Czech Bar Association and the Council for International Relations.[12] He is the son of the artist and dissident Pavel Landovský.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Syn Landovského se stal novým náměstkem ministra obrany". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  2. ^ "Ministerstvo obrany zažilo rošádu náměstků, nový je i šéf Vojenské policie". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  3. ^ "Přehled členů vlád, ministrů a jejich náměstků od listopadu 1989 do září 2017" (in Czech). Parlamentní institut. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  4. ^ "Nejdu dělat politiku pro menšiny, říká kandidát ČSSD na primátora Jakub Landovský". Echo24 (in Czech). 2018-06-06. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  5. ^ "Dolínek chtěl věci rozhýbat, ale udělal spoustu chyb, řekl Landovský". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 2018-06-06. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  6. ^ Novotný, Jan (2018-07-11). "Resuscitace pražských růží. ČSSD má zachránit Landovský". Euro.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  7. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 05.10. - 06.10.2018, Jmenné seznamy, Výběr: všichni platní kandidáti dle poř. čísla, Zastupitelstvo hlavního města Prahy, Kraj: Hlavní město Praha, Obec: Praha hl.m., Kandidátní listina: Česká str.sociálně demokrat". Český statistický úřad (in Czech). 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  8. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 05.10. - 06.10.2018, Jmenné seznamy, Výběr: všichni platní kandidáti dle poř. čísla, Zastupitelstvo městské části nebo městského obvodu, Kraj: Hlavní město Praha, Obec: Praha 1, Kandidátní listina: Česká str.sociálně demokrat". Český statistický úřad (in Czech). 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  9. ^ Magdoňová, Jana (2019-06-28). "Další změna na ministerstvu obrany. Šedivého na postu velvyslance při NATO střídá Landovský". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  10. ^ "Landovský se v pondělí stane velvyslancem při NATO". Echo24.cz (in Czech). 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  11. ^ Šopfová, Kristýna (14 October 2024). "Ze SOCDEM vystoupil i Jakub Landovský". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Náměstek pro řízení Sekce obranné politiky a strategie Ministerstva obrany". Ministerstvo obrany ČR (in Czech). 2015-06-12. Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  13. ^ "ČSSD zkusí známé jméno, do boje o primátora Prahy nasadí mladého "Lanďáka"". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  14. ^ "Landovského syn Jakub: Táta se nikoho nebál, seřval i estébáky". Lidovky.cz (in Czech). 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
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