Vlastimil Picek Military person
Vlastimil Picek (25 October 1956) is a Czech soldier and politician. He served as the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic from March 2013 to January 2014. From 2007 to 2012, he was the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. He was the fourth person and the first member of Czech Air Force to serve at this position. He was appointed by President Václav Klaus and took office on 1 March 2007. He was replaced by Major General Petr Pavel as from 1 July 2012. On 18 September 2012 he was appointed the 1st Deputy Defence Minister. On 13 December 2012, he was dismissed by then new minister Karolína Peake and on 21 December 2012 reinstalled by Prime Minister Petr Nečas, after Nečas dismissed Peake. In March, 2013, he was appointed Minister of Defence.
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| allegiance | Czech Republic |
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| award | |
| military command | Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic |
| service start | 1975 |