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[[Image:Krejci Jaroslav.jpg|thumb|right|Krejčí giving a speech in [[Tábor]]]]
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'''Jaroslav Krejčí''' (June 27, 1892, [[Konice]], [[Margraviate of Moravia]] – May 18, 1956) was a [[Czechoslovakia]]n [[lawyer]] and politician. He served as [[List of rulers of the Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia|Prime Minister]] of the [[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia]] from January 19, 1942 to January 19, 1945.
| office = [[Prime Minister of Bohemia and Moravia]]
| predecessor = [[Alois Eliáš]]
| successor = [[Richard Bienert]]
| term_start = 19 January 1942
| term_end = 19 January 1945
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1892|6|27|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1956|5|18|1892|6|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Konice|Křemenec]], [[Austria-Hungary]]
| death_place = [[Prague]], Czechoslovakia
| alma_mater = [[Faculty of Law, Charles University|Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague]]
| occupation = [[Politician]], [[jurist]]
| children = [[Jaroslav Krejčí (sociologist)|Jaroslav Krejčí]]
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'''Jaroslav Krejčí''' (27 June 1892 – 18 May 1956) was a Czech [[lawyer]] and [[Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy|Nazi collaborator]]. He served as the [[List of rulers of the Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia|prime minister]] of the [[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia]] from 28 September 1941 to 19 January 1945.

==Biography==
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Krejčí was born on 27 June 1892 in [[Konice|Křemenec]], Moravia, Austria-Hungary. After graduating from the Faculty of Law at [[Charles University]] in 1915, he worked in the [[civil service]] in various positions. During the 1930s, he also lectured on [[constitutional law]] at [[Masaryk University]] (from 1938 as a professor).


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From 12 December 1938 to 3 March 1939, he was minister of justice in [[Rudolf Beran]]'s government of the [[History of Czechoslovakia#The Second Republic (1938–1939)|Czechoslovak Second Republic]] and head of the Czechoslovak [[Constitutional Court]]. He served as [[Ministry of Justice (Czech Republic)|minister of justice]] in all [[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia]] governments, and temporarily he was also [[Ministry of Agriculture (Czech Republic)|minister of agriculture]]. From 28 September 1941 to 19 January 1945 he was prime minister, replacing [[Alois Eliáš]], who had supported the [[Czech resistance to Nazi occupation|underground resistance to the Nazis]] and was executed. Krejčí was a close friend of President [[Emil Hácha]]. Krejčí and his government fully cooperated with the Germans. The most infamous member of his government was [[Emanuel Moravec]], a symbol of [[Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy|Czech collaboration]] with the Nazis. After the war, Krejčí was sentenced to a 25-year prison term and subsequently died while in prison.
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After graduating from the Faculty of Law of [[Charles University]] in 1915 he worked in the [[civil service]] in various positions. During the 1930s he also lectured [[constitutional law]] at [[Masaryk University]] (from 1938 as professor).


[[Wolf Gruner]] wrote that Krejčí "enthusiastically paid homage to Nazi rule."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gruner |first1=Wolf |editor1-last=Gruner |editor1-first=Wolf |editor2-last=Osterloh |editor2-first=Jörg|translator-last= Heise|translator-first=Bernard |title=The Greater German Reich and the Jews: Nazi Persecution Policies in the Annexed Territories 1935-1945|series=War and Genocide|date=2015 |publisher=Berghahn Books |isbn=978-1-78238-444-1 |pages=99–135 |language=en |chapter=Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia}}</ref>{{rp|106}}
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From December 12, 1938, to March 3, 1939, he was minister of justice in [[Rudolf Beran]]'s government of the [[History of Czechoslovakia#The Second Republic (1938–1939)|Czechoslovak Second Republic]] and head of the Czechoslovak [[Constitutional Court]]. He served as minister of justice in all [[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia]] governments and temporarily he was also minister of agriculture. From January 19, 1942, to January 19, 1945, he was prime minister, replacing [[Alois Eliáš]], who had supported the [[Czech resistance to Nazi occupation|underground resistance to Nazis]] and was executed. Krejčí was a close friend of president [[Emil Hácha]]. Krejčí and his government fully cooperated with the Germans. The most infamous member of his government was [[Emanuel Moravec]], a symbol of Czech collaboration with the Nazis. After the war, Krejčí was sentenced to a 25-year prison term and subsequently died while in prison.


His son, [[Jaroslav Krejčí (sociologist)|Jaroslav Krejčí]] (1916–2014), was a Czech lawyer, [[sociologist]], and professor at [[Lancaster University]] in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name=prmonitor>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=Sociology professor Krejčí dies in Britain aged 98 |url=http://praguemonitor.com/2014/02/18/sociology-professor-krej%C4%8D%C3%AD-dies-britain-aged-98 |work=[[Prague Monitor]] |publisher= |date=2014-02-18 |accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>
His son, [[Jaroslav Krejčí (sociologist)|Jaroslav Krejčí]] (1916–2014), was a Czech lawyer, [[sociologist]], and professor at [[Lancaster University]] in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name=prmonitor>{{cite news|title=Sociology professor Krejčí dies in Britain aged 98 |url=http://praguemonitor.com/2014/02/18/sociology-professor-krej%C4%8D%C3%AD-dies-britain-aged-98 |work=[[Prague Monitor]] |date=2014-02-18 |access-date=2014-03-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313044847/http://praguemonitor.com/2014/02/18/sociology-professor-krej%C4%8D%C3%AD-dies-britain-aged-98 |archive-date=2014-03-13 }}</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
* {{cs icon}} [http://www.vlada.cz/cz/clenove-vlady/historie-minulych-vlad/rejstrik-predsedu-vlad/jaroslav-krejci-439/ Biography on webpage of Czech government]
* [http://www.vlada.cz/cz/clenove-vlady/historie-minulych-vlad/rejstrik-predsedu-vlad/jaroslav-krejci-439/ Biography on webpage of Czech government] {{in lang|cs}}
* {{cs icon}} [http://zivotopisyonline.cz/protektoratni-vlada-1942-1945-clenove.php Members of Krejčí's government, 19.1.1942 - 19.1.1945]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051223075842/http://zivotopisyonline.cz/protektoratni-vlada-1942-1945-clenove.php Members of Krejčí's government, 19 January 1942 – 19 January 1945] {{in lang|cs}}
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Latest revision as of 11:43, 25 August 2024

Not to be confused with Jaroslav Krejčí (sociologist).
Jaroslav Krejčí
Prime Minister of Bohemia and Moravia
In office
19 January 1942 – 19 January 1945
Preceded byAlois Eliáš
Succeeded byRichard Bienert
Personal details
Born(1892-06-27)27 June 1892
Křemenec, Austria-Hungary
Died18 May 1956(1956-05-18) (aged 63)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
ChildrenJaroslav Krejčí
Alma materFaculty of Law, Charles University in Prague
OccupationPolitician, jurist

Jaroslav Krejčí (27 June 1892 – 18 May 1956) was a Czech lawyer and Nazi collaborator. He served as the prime minister of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia from 28 September 1941 to 19 January 1945.

Biography

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Krejčí was born on 27 June 1892 in Křemenec, Moravia, Austria-Hungary. After graduating from the Faculty of Law at Charles University in 1915, he worked in the civil service in various positions. During the 1930s, he also lectured on constitutional law at Masaryk University (from 1938 as a professor).

From 12 December 1938 to 3 March 1939, he was minister of justice in Rudolf Beran's government of the Czechoslovak Second Republic and head of the Czechoslovak Constitutional Court. He served as minister of justice in all Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia governments, and temporarily he was also minister of agriculture. From 28 September 1941 to 19 January 1945 he was prime minister, replacing Alois Eliáš, who had supported the underground resistance to the Nazis and was executed. Krejčí was a close friend of President Emil Hácha. Krejčí and his government fully cooperated with the Germans. The most infamous member of his government was Emanuel Moravec, a symbol of Czech collaboration with the Nazis. After the war, Krejčí was sentenced to a 25-year prison term and subsequently died while in prison.

Wolf Gruner wrote that Krejčí "enthusiastically paid homage to Nazi rule."[1]: 106 

His son, Jaroslav Krejčí (1916–2014), was a Czech lawyer, sociologist, and professor at Lancaster University in the United Kingdom.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Gruner, Wolf (2015). "Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia". In Gruner, Wolf; Osterloh, Jörg (eds.). The Greater German Reich and the Jews: Nazi Persecution Policies in the Annexed Territories 1935-1945. War and Genocide. Translated by Heise, Bernard. Berghahn Books. pp. 99–135. ISBN 978-1-78238-444-1.
  2. ^ "Sociology professor Krejčí dies in Britain aged 98". Prague Monitor. 2014-02-18. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
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Government offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
27 September 1941 – 19 January 1945 		Succeeded by


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