Andrej Babiš

Andrej Babiš (; born 2 September 1954) is a Czech businessman and politician. He was the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic since 2025. He previously served as prime minister from 2017 until 2021. In 2023, he unsuccessfully ran for President of the Czech Republic, losing to General Petr Pavel.

Babiš, the second richest man in the Czech Republic, is a former CEO and sole owner of the Agrofert group with a net worth of about $4.04 billion according to Bloomberg.

Political career
Babiš served as Finance Minister of the Czech Republic and Deputy Prime Minister responsible for the economy from January 2014 to May 2017 until he was fired by Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka due to rumors of financial irregularities. Babiš has led ANO 2011 party since 2012 when he founded it as a protest movement against established politics. He has been Member of the Chamber of Deputies (MP) since 2013.

Scandals
Babiš has been under investigation since December 2015 due to allegations that an anonymous company he controlled unlawfully received subsidies from the European Union. In September 2017, his parliamentary immunity was stripped after police request in connection with the case and Babiš was formally charged on 9 October 2017.

Babiš was a candidate in the 2023 Czech presidential election and lost in the second round to Petr Pavel.

Prime Minister
Babiš was elected Prime Minister of the Czech Republic following his victory in the 2017 legislative election when his party won 78 seats winning the majority party in the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic. His party lost its majority in the 2021 parliamentary election.

Babiš led the ANO into the 2025 legislative election, during which the party won a plurality of 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.

References

Other websites


 Official blog
 Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic website
 Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic website
 Curriculum Vitae on Government website
 Curriculum Vitae on ANO 2011 website

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