Lubomír Metnar

Minister of the Interior

Lubomír Metnar was born in Olomouc and spent most of his life in the Moravian-Silesian Region. After graduating from a higher police school, he worked for a number of years for the Police of the Czech Republic, namely its criminal and investigation departments. Subsequently, he studied economics, business and services at the University of Ostrava, adding managerial and economic skills to his professional expertise. After leaving the police, he worked in the private sector, among others as a security director at Vítkovice, a. s. He returned to the state administration as Deputy Interior Minister for internal Security. Between 2017 and 2018 he was the Interior Minister and then from 2018 to 2021 Minister of Defence, focusing on modernising the army and strengthening defence cooperation with allies. Since 2021, he has been a Member of the Parliament of the Czech Republic for the ANO 2011 movement and served as chairman of the Defence Committee.

Personal information

Mgr. Lubomír Metnar, born on 6 October 1967

Education

2002-2004: master's degree, Faculty of Education, University of Ostrava

1994-1998: higher education, specialisation in economics, trade and services, University of Ostrava

1992-1993: Higher Police School of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic

Professional and public activities

2021-present: Member of Parliament, Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic

2018-2021: Minister of Defence in the second Andrej Babiš-led government

2017-2018: Interior Minister in the first Andrej Babiš-led government

2014-2017: Security Director, Vítkovice, a. s.

2014: Deputy Interior Minister for economy

2013-2014: Deputy Interior Minister for internal security

2011-2013: Security Director, Vítkovice, a. s.

1988-2011: Police of the Czech Republic