Josef Plojhar

Josef Plojhar
Plojhar in 1948
Minister of Health
In office
25 February 1948 – 8 April 1968
Prime MinisterKlement Gottwald (1948)
Antonín Zápotocký (1948–1953)
Viliam Široký (1953–1963)
Jozef Lenárt (1963–1968)
Preceded byAdolf Procházka
Succeeded byVladislav Vlček
Personal details
Born(1902-03-02)2 March 1902
České Budějovice, Austria-Hungary
Died5 November 1981(1981-11-05) (aged 79)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Political partyCzechoslovak People's Party

Josef Plojhar (2 March 1902 – 5 November 1981) was a Czech and Czechoslovak Roman Catholic priest and politician. He served as Minister of Health between 1948 and 1968, and also chaired the Peace Movement of Catholic Priests from 1948 to 1968.