Václav Klaus Jr.
Václav Klaus Jr. is a Czech teacher and politician. He was a member of the Civic Democratic Party until his expulsion in March 2019. Klaus was a Member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2017 to 2021. He is the son of former Czech president Václav Klaus.
Early life and career
Klaus became Headmaster of PORG Grammar School in 1998. During his tenure, the school had the best results in the country in 2011 state graduation exams. He left the school in 2014. He was also an adviser to Education Minister at the time.Political career
Education adviser to ODS
In March 2014, Klaus became chief education adviser to the Civic Democratic Party. He was highly critical of Minister of Education Kateřina Valachová, and opposed her changes to the roles of school headmasters. He also opposed inclusion, and expressed support for a headteacher who banned the wearing of hijabs in her school.2017 legislative election
Klaus rejoined ODS in January 2016, having previously been a member from 2002 to 2008.On 26 September 2016, Klaus announced his intention to participate in the 2017 legislative election. He won the nomination on 26 January 2017, supported by the Prague 6 ODS organisation. He participated in the legislative election in Prague, where he was third on the ODS candidate list, and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies with over 20,000 preferential votes, the second most of all candidates. He subsequently became the chair of the Education Committee.
Although he was suggested by some political commentators – including Petr Honzejk and Martin Zvěřina – as a potential future leader of the party, and possible rival to the incumbent leader, Petr Fiala, Klaus Jr. became involved in conflicts with the party leadership following his election to the Chamber of Deputies due to his controversial statements and his support for Ladislav Jakl during the 2018 Senate election. This resulted in his expulsion from the party on 16 March 2019. Zuzana Majerová also resigned from the party in response to Klaus's expulsion.