Petr Pithart

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Petr Pithart
Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (Federal region)
In office 6 February 1990 – 2 July 1992
President	Václav Havel
Preceded by	František Pitra
Succeeded by	Václav Klaus
President of the Czech Senate
In office 8 January 1996 – 16 November 1998
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Libuše Benešová
In office 19 December 2000 – 15 December 2004
Preceded by	Ivan Havlíček (acting)
Succeeded by	Přemysl Sobotka
Senator from Chrudim
In office 23 November 1996 – 28 October 2012
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Jan Veleba
Personal details
Born	(1941-01-02) 2 January 1941 (age 83) Kladno, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Nationality	Czech
Political party	KSČ (1959-68) OF (1989-91) OH (1991-92) KDU–ČSL (since 1998)
Spouse	Drahomíra Hromádková
Children	David Klára
Alma mater	Charles University
Occupation	Lawyer
Website	pithart.cz

Petr Pithart (born 2 January 1941) is a Czech politician, lawyer and political scientist who served as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (then a federal region of Czechoslovakia) from 6 February 1990 to 2 July 1992. He was also the Senator for Chrudim from 1996 to 2012 and served as President of the Senate from 8 January 1996 to 16 December 1998 and again from 19 December 2000 to 15 December 2004.

On 1 January 2018 Pithart received the Order of the White Double Cross state award (second class) from Slovak President Andrej Kiska.^[1]