Pavel Blažek
Pavel Blažek | |
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Blažek in 2014 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 17 December 2021 – 10 June 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Petr Fiala |
| Preceded by | Marie Benešová |
| Succeeded by | Eva Decroix |
| In office 3 July 2012 – 10 July 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Petr Nečas |
| Preceded by | Jiří Pospíšil |
| Succeeded by | Marie Benešová |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 April 1969 Brno, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Civic Democratic Party (1998 – present) |
| Spouse | Alena Blažková |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Masaryk University |
Pavel Blažek (born 8 April 1969) is a Czech politician, who has served as Minister of Justice of the Czech Republic from 2021 to 2025, a post he previously held from July 2012 to July 2013 in Cabinet of Petr Nečas. He has been a Member of the Chamber of Deputies (MP) since 26 October 2013.
On 30 May 2025, Blažek resigned as Minister of Justice amid criticism over the ministry receiving a bitcoin donation from a person convicted of distributing drugs that it later sold for 1 billion koruna ($45 million).