Daniel Herman
Daniel Herman | |
|---|---|
| 14th Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic | |
| In office 29 January 2014 – 13 December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jiří Balvín |
| Succeeded by | Ilja Šmíd |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 26 October 2013 – 26 October 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 April 1963 České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | KDU-ČSL |
| Occupation | Politician, Priest |
Daniel Herman (born 28 April 1963) is a Czech politician who served as the Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic in Bohuslav Sobotka's Cabinet from 2014 to 2017.
Early life
He was born in České Budějovice.[1] His mother was a cousin of Hana Brady.[2] He began studying theology in Litoměřice in 1984.[1] In 1989, he was ordained as a priest.[1] He then became secretary to Miloslav Vlk.[3] He was spokesman of the Czech Bishops' Conference 1996–2005.[1] In 2007, he applied for laicization.[1] He has since worked as a civil servant for the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Culture. From 12 August 2010 to 10 April 2013, he was the Director of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes.[4][5][6] On 10 April 2013 he was dismissed as director of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, who they blamed for inefficiency and poor digitization of its materials.[7] In response, he stated that his dismissal was the result of a political struggle and blamed the ČSSD and the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia for his dismissal.[7] His successor, Pavla Foglová, stated he handed out bonuses equaling 903,000 and stated the institute's board would file a criminal complaint against him, accusations which he rejected.[8]
Minister of Culture
From January 2014 to December, 2017, he was Czech Minister of Culture in Bohuslav Sobotka's Cabinet.[9]
In March 2016 preceding state visit of the President of PRC Xi Jinping, he initiated a minute of silence for 1959 Tibetan uprising in Chamber of Deputies followed by the diplomatic note from the Chinese Ambassador.[10]
In May 2016 he caused turmoil due to his visit of congress of the Sudetendeutsche Landsmannschaft as first minister in history of the Government of the Czech Republic.[11]
In October 2016, he caused an international incident by officially welcoming the 14th Dalai Lama after the signing of Czech-Chinese business contracts which do not allow that.[12] He praised the United States recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel in December 2017 under President Donald Trump, saying that it conformed to what had been reality for 3,000 years while also saying there would be security risks associated with the move.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Government of the Czech Republic". vlada.gov.cz. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Hanin kufřík | Daniel Herman". Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "Byl to nejen můj šéf, ale i duchovní přítel, napsal o Vlkovi ministr Herman | Česko". Lidovky. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Usnesení z 38. Jednání Rady Ústavu pro studium totalitních režimů - Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ Rada odvolala ředitele ÚSTR. Jde o akci ČSSD a KSČM, brání se Herman, lidovky.cz, 10 April 2013
- ^ Šéf ústavu pro totality Herman skončil. Je to politizace, říká Nečas, iDNES.cz, 10 April 2013
- ^ a b "Rada odvolala ředitele ÚSTR a hned zvolila šéfkou Foglovou | Česko". Lidovky. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Foglová: Odvolaný šéf ÚSTR zadlužil. Herman: Velká lež!". Tyden (in Czech). 3 May 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Daniel Herman - ministr kultury" (in Czech). aktualne.centrum.cz. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Culture minister tweets that minute of silence by MPs honouring victims in Tibetan rebellion reportedly drew complaint from Chinese representatives". Radio Prague International. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Herman vystoupil na sudetoněmeckém sjezdu. Milí krajané, pozdravil hosty" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Herman: Zeman mi pohrozil, že jestli se sejdu s dalajlamou, neudělí strýci vyznamenání" (in Czech). lidovky.cz. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Část českých politiků vítá Trumpův přístup k Jeruzalému, jiní varují". Deník (in Czech). 7 December 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2025.