Pavel Žáček
Pavel Žáček | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 21 October 2017 | |
| Director of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes | |
| In office 1 January 2008 – 31 March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Jiří Pernes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1969 (age 55–56) |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Education | M.A. Mass Communication (1992) PhD Mass Communication (2001) |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
| Occupation | historian |
Pavel Žáček (born 1969) is a Czech academic and politician who served as the first Director of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, the Czech government agency and research institute tasked with investigation of the crimes of the Communist regime of Czechoslovakia that was declared to be criminal in 1993. In 2017, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies and serves as a Civic Democratic MP.