Ladislav Jakl
Ladislav Jakl | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Charles University |
Spouse | Dana Jaklová (1984–1999) |
Children | Son |
Ladislav Jakl (born 17 December 1959) is a Czech musician and journalist who served as the Secretary for political affairs under President Václav Klaus. He also ran for the presidency in the 2013 presidential election as a candidate of Party of Free Citizens but he was not able to gather the required number of signatures.
Personal life
[edit]He studied journalism at Charles University. He worked in different positions until 1989.[1] He worked as journalist for Lidové noviny after 1989. State Security had a file on him a possible collaborator.[2] He refused to collaborate according to his words.[1]
Jakl was married to Dana Jaklová from 1984 to 1999 when the couple divorced.[3]
Political career
[edit]Jakl was member of parliament from 1990 to 1991. He was elected as a candidate of Civic Forum.[4] He became collaborator of Václav Klaus in 1997. He became Klas's secretary when Klaus was elected president in 2003.[5]
Party of Free Citizens offered him candidature for Czech president in 2013 election.[4] Jakl participated in party's primaries and received 88% of votes he was the only candidate.[6] Jakl didn't participate in the election because he failed to gather 50,000 of signatures and failed to meet requirements for registration as an official candidate.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ladislav Jakl - osobní webové stránky". Ladislav Jakl (in Czech). Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Archiv" (PDF). abscr.cz. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "FolimankaBlues.cz - český bigbít ještě stále žije". folimankablues.cz. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Do boje o Hrad se může zapojit Jakl. Klausova poradce oslovili Svobodní". iDNES.cz. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Ladislav Jakl". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 8 July 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Potvrzeno: Ladislav Jakl míří do boje o Hrad, uspěl v primárkách". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 17 June 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Podpisy potřebné pro kandidaturu na Hrad nenasbíral ani Jakl". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
External links
[edit]- (in Czech) Personal website