Otakar Motejl
Otakar Motejl | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1 August 1998 – 16 October 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Miloš Zeman |
| Preceded by | Vlasta Parkanová |
| Succeeded by | Pavel Rychetský |
| Ombudsman of the Czech Republic | |
| In office 18 December 2000 – 9 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Pavel Varvařovský |
| 1st Chairman of the Supreme Court | |
| In office 1993–1998 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Eliška Wagnerová |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 September 1932 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 9 May 2010 (aged 77) |
| Party | Independent (nominated by ČSSD) |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
| Occupation | lawyer, judge |
Otakar Motejl (10 September 1932; Prague – 9 May 2010; Brno) was a Czech lawyer and politician.[1] He served as the first ombudsman of the Czech Republic from 2000 until his death in 2010. In 1998–2000 he served as the Minister of Justice.
Life
Motejl graduated from the Law Faculty of the Charles University of Prague in 1955, and then worked as a lawyer in Banská Bystrica, Kladno, and Prague. Between 1966 and 1968, he worked at the Law Institute of the Ministry of Justice, then became a judge of the Supreme Court in 1968.
On 18 December 2000, he was selected as ombudsman.[2] In 2006, Motejl was elected into the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic for six years.[3]
He participated in the 2003 Czech presidential election when he sought the Social Democratic nomination. According to poll by STEM, he was the front-runner in the primaries but was defeated by Miloš Zeman and Jaroslav Bureš and came third.[4][5]
Honours
- Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, II Class (2025)[6]
References
- ^ "Otakar Motejl death". Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ^ Marek, Jaromír (19 December 2000). "Otakar Motejl se ujal funkce ombudsmana". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ "Otakar Motejl je opět ombudsmanem". Lidové noviny (in Czech). Mafra. Czech News Agency. 12 December 2006.
- ^ "Otakar Motejl má z kandidátů na prezidentský úřad zatím největší důvěru veřejnosti". Stem.cz (in Czech). 29 November 2002. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Referendum posouvá na Hrad Zemana". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. 29 November 2002. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Kropáček, Jiří; Švihel, Petr; Kučerová, Barbora (28 October 2025). "Státní vyznamenání 2025: Koho ocenil prezident Petr Pavel". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Retrieved 28 October 2025.