Jan Masaryk
Jan Masaryk | |
|---|---|
| Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 21 July 1940 – 10 March 1948 | |
| President | Edvard Beneš |
| Prime Minister | Jan Šrámek Zdeněk Fierlinger Klement Gottwald |
| Preceded by | German occupation |
| Succeeded by | Vladimír Clementis |
| Czechoslovakia Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1925 – December 1938 | |
| President | Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Edvard Beneš |
| President of the World Federation of United Nations Associations | |
| In office 2 August 1946 – 10 March 1948 | |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | Nasrollah Entezam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jan Garrigue Masaryk 14 September 1886 Prague, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 10 March 1948 (aged 61) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Cause of death | Disputed – see text |
| Parent | Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk |
| Religion | Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren |
| 1In exile 1940 – April 1945 | |
Jan Garrigue Masaryk (14 September 1886 – 10 March 1948) was a Czech diplomat and politician who served as the Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1940 to 1948. American journalist John Gunther described Masaryk as "a brave, honest, turbulent, and impulsive man".