Jozef Síkela

Czech politician
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Jozef Síkela
Síkela in 2023
Minister of Industry and Trade
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 December 2021
Prime MinisterPetr Fiala
Preceded byKarel Havlíček
Personal details
Born (1967-06-17) 17 June 1967 (age 57)
Rokycany, Czechoslovakia
Political partyIndependent (nominated by Mayors and Independents)
Alma materPrague University of Economics and Business
OccupationPolitician, investor, manager

Jozef Síkela (born 17 June 1967) is a Czech politician and investment banker who has served as Czech Minister of Industry and Trade in Petr Fiala's Cabinet since December 2021.[1][2]

Political career

In November 2021, following the resignation of Věslav Michalik, Síkela became the new candidate of the Mayors and Independents (STAN) for the post of Czech Minister of Industry and Trade in the emerging government of Petr Fiala (a coalition of SPOLU and PirSTAN).[3][4] He was appointed to this post in December 2021 by Czech President Miloš Zeman at the castle in Lány.[5]

When the Czech Republic held the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2022, Síkela chaired the meetings of the Competitiveness Council (COMPET) and the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council.[6][7] In June 2023, he stated in an interview with the daily Právo that he was interested in seeking the position of European Commissioner.[8]

Following the 2024 European elections, the Czech government nominated Síkela as the country's European Commissioner to serve under President Ursula von der Leyen.[9]

References

  1. ^ McEnchroe, Thomas (17 November 2021). "Zeman to name Petr Fiala prime minister next Friday". Radio Prague. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Jozef Síkela". Government of the Czech Republic. December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. ^ Rambousková, Michaela. "Ministrem průmyslu má být bývalý bankéř Jozef Síkela". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Starostové a nezávislí navrhují na ministra průmyslu a obchodu úspěšného manažera Jozefa Síkelu". Mayors and Independents (in Czech). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. ^ Jadrná, Anna (17 December 2021). "Zeman jmenoval novou vládu. Podívejte se na seznam těch, kteří povedou jednotlivá ministerstva". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. ^ Abnett, Kate (9 September 2022). "Czech minister sees EU deal on emergency liquidity for energy firms". Reuters.
  7. ^ Abnett, Kate (13 December 2022). "EU aims to close deal on gas price cap on Monday, Czech minister Sikela says". Reuters.
  8. ^ Síkela, Jozef. "Síkela: Chtěl bych být eurokomisařem". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Interviewed by Martin Procházka. Borgis. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  9. ^ Moens, Barbara (24 July 2024). "Who will be the next European commissioners?". Politico Europe. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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