Mirek Topolánek was born on 15 May 1956 in Vsetín, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He has been married to Lucie Talmanová since June 2010. They have one child. He was previously married to 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.
