Mirek Topolánek nació el 15 de mayo de 1956 en Vsetín, Czechoslovakia [ahora Czech Republic]. Está casado con Lucie Talmanová desde junio de 2010. Tienen un niño. Ha estado casado con Pavla Topolánková.
Mirek Topolánek was Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from 2006 to 2009. A member of the Civic Democratic Party, he was chairman of the center-right party between November 2002 and March 2010, succeeding Václav Klaus, who was elected President in 2003.