Vlastimil Picek

Vlastimil Picek (25 October 1956) is a Czech soldier and politician. He served as the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic from March 2012 to January 2013. 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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• Personal background
• Education
• Career
• Dates of rank
• Awards and decorations
• References

Personal background

Picek is divorced and has one son. He enjoys tennis and skiing. He was a member of Communist Party of Czechoslovakia until 1990.

Education

He graduated from Military Technical Secondary School in Nové Mesto nad Váhom in 1975. From 1976 to 1981 he studied at Military Academy in Brno. While studying at Military Academy, he attended two special courses, Internal study and internal study of intelligence. In 1993, Picek finished his postgraduate degree from Czech Technical University in Prague and in 1997 he finished the follow-on academic course of the General Staff at the Military Academy in Brno.

Career

1975 – 1978

Senior radio operator

1983 – 1986

Deputy Battalion Commander for Technical Issues

1986 – 1989

Senior officer at the National Air Defence HQ

1989 – 1993

Head of HQ Group for AF and NAD

1993 – 1994

Chief of Signal Branch 4th Air Defence Corps HQ

1994 – 1995

Section Chief of the Signal Branch at the General Staff of ACR

1995 – 1996

Deputy Chief of the Signal Branch at the General Staff of ACR

1996 – 1997

Chief of the Signal Branch at the General Staff of ACR (GS)

1997 – 2000

Chief of the Operational-Tactical C2 Systems Department, GS

2000 – 2001

Chief of the ACR Signal Branch – Chief of the Command and Control Division, GS

2001 – 2003

Chief of the ACR Control and Command Division, GS – MoD Security Director

1 May 2003 – 1 March 2007

Chief of the Military Office of the President of the Czech Republic

1 March 2007 – 30 June 2012

Chief of the General Staff of Armed Forces of the Czech Republic

18 September 2012 – 13 December 2012, 21 December 2012 –

1st Deputy Defence Minister, Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic

Dates of rank

Brigadier: 14 March 2001

Major General: 8 May 2003

Lieutenant General: 8 May 2006

Army General: 28 October 2009

Awards and decorations

Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defence 2nd and 3rd Grade

ACR Medal 3rd Grade

National Service Medal

Medal for Merits in National Defence

Honorary Commemorative Badge for Service in Peace Operation in the Balkans

NATO 50th Anniversary Medal

Honorary Commemorative ACR Badge of Premysl Otakar II, the Iron and Gold King