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Roman Prymula (born 4 February 1964) is a Czech physician, professor of epidemiology, and a retired army colonel.[1][2]
Roman Prymula | |
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| Minister of Health | |
| In office 21 September 2020 – 29 October 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrej Babiš |
| Preceded by | Adam Vojtěch |
| Succeeded by | Jan Blatný |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1964 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Political party | Independent (nominated by ANO 2011) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Chess career | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Title | FIDE Master (2004) |
| Peak rating | 2315 (July 2003) |
During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic, he served as the head of the Czech government's Central Crisis Board (Czech: ústřední krizový štáb) and then as a government agent for science and research. On 21 September 2020 he was named as Minister of Health of the Czech Republic by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš following the resignation of Adam Vojtěch.[3]
On 21 October 2020, the tabloid Blesk published photographs of Prymula and Jaroslav Faltýnek leaving a restaurant late at night in apparent breach of COVID-19 regulations, under which all restaurants were supposed to be closed.[4][5] He was replaced by Jan Blatný on 29 October.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Prof. MUDr. Roman Prymula, CSc., Ph.D." Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "prof. MUDr. Roman Prymula, CSc., Ph.D." Government of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Adama Vojtěcha nahradí v čele ministerstva zdravotnictví Prymula. K nelibosti opozice". E15. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Czech health minister set to lose job after breaching his own Covid rules". The Guardian. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Prymula v noci vyšel z restaurace na Vyšehradě. Děkan kapituly o schůzce nevěděl". Deník. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ ""Pojďme ze strachu udělat respekt," říká nový ministr zdravotnictví Blatný". ČT24. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
External links
edit- Roman Prymula rating card at FIDE
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