Michael Žantovský
Michael Žantovský | |
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| Senator from Prague 5 | |
| In office 23 November 1996 – 23 November 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Established |
| Succeeded by | Miroslav Škaloud |
| Czech Republic Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 5 October 2009 – 31 August 2015 | |
| President | Vaclav Klaus Miloš Zeman |
| Preceded by | Jan Winkler |
| Succeeded by | Miroslav Škaloud |
| Czech Republic Ambassador to the State of Israel | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| President | Václav Klaus |
| Preceded by | Daniel Kummerman |
| Succeeded by | Tomáš Pojar |
| Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 19 November 1992 – February 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Rita Klímová |
| Succeeded by | Alexandr Vondra |
| Leader of the Civic Democratic Alliance | |
| In office 17 June 2001 – 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Kroupa |
| Succeeded by | Jiřina Nováková |
| In office March 1997 – 29 November 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Jan Kalvoda |
| Succeeded by | Jiří Skalický |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1949 (age 76) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Political party | Civic Democratic Alliance (1996–2007) Independent (nominated by TOP 09) (2020) |
| Spouse | Jana Žantovská |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
| Profession | Diplomat, politician, author, journalist, lyricist and psychologist |
Michael Žantovský (born 3 January 1949, Prague) is a Czech polymath. He is a former Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United Kingdom, as well as to Israel and the United States.