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Radek John

Czech journalist and politician (born 1954)

Radek John (Czech pronunciation: [ˈradɛk ˈjoːn]; born 6 December 1954) is a Czech journalist, writer, screenwriter and politician who served as the Minister of Interior from 2010 to 2011 and as Leader of the Public Affairs party from 2009 to 2013. His novel Memento is the first book examining the drug problem in the context of the former communist Czechoslovakia.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Radek John (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Dec 6, 1954.¹

About

The novel was translated into ten languages.

From 13 July 2010 to 21 April 2011 he served as the Minister of Interior of the Czech Republic.

From Wikipedia’s article on Radek John, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Ora PrintBoard member 2002 to 2009¹⁷

Early life and education

Date not recordedFilm and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague³

To 1979 he studied screenwriting and graduated from the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU). From 1980 till 1993 he worked as an editor of Mladý Svět magazine. He then worked as a screenwriter at Barrandov Film Studios.

From Wikipedia’s article on Radek John (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: journalist, screenwriter, politician, writer.^{7 8}

2010 to 2011Minister of the Interior of the Czech Republic⁵
2010 to 2011Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic⁵
2010 to 2013Member of the chamber of deputies of the parliament of the Czech Republic⁵
2009 to 2013Chair, Public Affairs⁶
2002 to 2009Board member, Ora Print⁴

Personal life

BornDec 6, 1954, Prague^{9 10}
CitizenshipCzech Republic, Czechoslovakia¹¹
ResidencePrague^{12 13}
SpousesAlena Johnová 1980 to 1984¹⁴; Zlata Adamovská 1984 to 2010^{14 15}

Sources

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WikidataRadek John on Wikidata
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WikipediaRadek John on Wikipedia
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WikidataRadek John: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataRadek John: Board member, Ora Print, on Wikidata
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WikidataRadek John: Member of the chamber of deputies of the parliament of the Czech Republic, on Wikidata
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WikidataRadek John: Chair, Public Affairs, on Wikidata
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WikidataRadek John: occupation, on Wikidata
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Wikidataoccupation, as reported by The Fine Art Archive
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WikidataRadek John: place of birth, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of birth, as reported by Czech National Authority Database
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WikidataRadek John: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataRadek John: residence, on Wikidata
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Wikidataresidence, as reported
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WikidataRadek John: spouse, on Wikidata
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Wikidataspouse, as reported by novinky.cz
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WikidataRadek John: IMDb, on Wikidata
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WikidataOra Print, Board member
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Wikimedia CommonsRadek John photo by Štěrba Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0 cz