Stanislav Gross

Stanislav Gross
Gross in 2004
Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
In office
4 August 2004 – 25 April 2005
PresidentVáclav Klaus
Preceded byVladimír Špidla
Succeeded byJiří Paroubek
Leader of the Social Democratic Party
In office
26 July 2004 – 26 April 2005
Preceded byVladimír Špidla
Succeeded byBohuslav Sobotka (acting)
Minister of the Interior
In office
5 April 2000 – 4 August 2004
Prime MinisterMiloš Zeman
Vladimír Špidla
Preceded byVáclav Grulich
Succeeded byFrantišek Bublan
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
6 June 1992 – 21 September 2004
Personal details
Born(1969-10-30)30 October 1969
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died16 April 2015(2015-04-16) (aged 45)
Prague, Czech Republic
Political partyČSSD
SpouseŠárka Grossová
Alma materCharles University (M.L.)
University of West Bohemia (JD)
ProfessionLawyer
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Stanislav Gross (Czech pronunciation: [ˈstaɲɪslav ˈɡros]; 30 October 1969 – 16 April 2015) was a Czech lawyer and politician who served as the prime minister of the Czech Republic and leader of the Czech Social Democratic Party from 2004 until 2005 when he resigned as a result of his financial irregularities. He previously served as minister of the Interior in cabinets of Miloš Zeman and Vladimír Špidla from 2000 to 2004. Gross was Member of the Chamber of Deputies (MP) from 1992 to 2004.

Gross died on 16 April 2015 at the age of 45 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).