Born in Olomouc, North Moravia in 1943, Dostál took an early interest in theatre. In 1966, he put aside his technician trade in order to become the artistic director of the Experimental Theatre in Olomouc. For the next few years, he was active as a theatre producer, and a writer of plays, TV scripts, and magazine columns. During this time, Dostál was member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. Disillusionment struck him in August 1968, when the Soviet Army invaded Czechoslovakia. Dostál took part in the underground radio broadcasts at Czechoslovak Radio, which was central to local resistance to the Communist occupation. He did not formally end his Communist Party membership until the following year, in protest against the government placement of pro-Soviet Gustáv Husák.
Due to these activities, he was kept under surveillance by the STB secret police, and allowed only to work at labour and technical jobs for 20 years. Still, he made attempts at protest during this time, and was detained as late as 1989, for the distribution of a petition.
Dostál was able to return to theatre again after the revolution in 1989. As before, he worked in theatre in Olomouc. He became active in governmental politics during this time. In 1991, he joined the Social Democratic Party (ČSSD), and, in 1996, was eventually elected as a Member of Parliament for that party. In 1998, Dostál was appointed Minister of Culture for the Czech Republic.
During his tenure, Dostál often spoke out in defence of Czech minorities. He was once attacked with a knife for his support of Czech Romani. He served as Minister of Culture until his death on July 24, 2005, after suffering from pancreatic cancer for nearly a year.
pavel, dostál, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, november, 2014, learn, when, . This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Pavel Dostal February 25 1943 July 24 2005 was the Minister of Culture from 1998 to 2005 Pavel DostalMinister of CultureIn office 22 July 1998 24 July 2005Prime MinisterMilos ZemanVladimir SpidlaStanislav GrossJiri ParoubekPreceded byMartin StropnickySucceeded byVitezslav JandakMember of the Chamber of DeputiesIn office 1 June 1996 24 July 2005Member of the Federal AssemblyIn office 7 June 1990 31 December 1992Personal detailsBorn 1943 02 25 25 February 1943Olomouc Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia now Czech Republic Died24 July 2005 2005 07 24 aged 62 Brno Czech RepublicPolitical partyCommunist Party 1962 1969 Civic Forum 1989 1991 Social Democratic Club of Civic Forum 1991 1992 Social Democratic Party 1992 2005 Memorial plaque to Pavel Dostal in OlomoucBorn in Olomouc North Moravia in 1943 Dostal took an early interest in theatre In 1966 he put aside his technician trade in order to become the artistic director of the Experimental Theatre in Olomouc For the next few years he was active as a theatre producer and a writer of plays TV scripts and magazine columns During this time Dostal was member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia Disillusionment struck him in August 1968 when the Soviet Army invaded Czechoslovakia Dostal took part in the underground radio broadcasts at Czechoslovak Radio which was central to local resistance to the Communist occupation He did not formally end his Communist Party membership until the following year in protest against the government placement of pro Soviet Gustav Husak Due to these activities he was kept under surveillance by the STB secret police and allowed only to work at labour and technical jobs for 20 years Still he made attempts at protest during this time and was detained as late as 1989 for the distribution of a petition Dostal was able to return to theatre again after the revolution in 1989 As before he worked in theatre in Olomouc He became active in governmental politics during this time In 1991 he joined the Social Democratic Party CSSD and in 1996 was eventually elected as a Member of Parliament for that party In 1998 Dostal was appointed Minister of Culture for the Czech Republic During his tenure Dostal often spoke out in defence of Czech minorities He was once attacked with a knife for his support of Czech Romani He served as Minister of Culture until his death on July 24 2005 after suffering from pancreatic cancer for nearly a year External links edit in Czech Official Czech Government biography Radio Prague profile Prague Post obituaryGovernment officesPreceded byMartin Stropnicky Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic1998 2005 Succeeded byVitezslav Jandak nbsp This biographical article about a Czech politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pavel Dostal amp oldid 1218469891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
