First Deputy Minister of Defence

František Šulc

Education:

2008 – 2010
Masters in Security Studies, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences
2005 – 2008
Bachelor in International Relations, The University of West Bohemia, Faculty Philosophy and Arts

2022 –
Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic, First Deputy Minister of Defence
2014 – 2021
Consultant in Defense, Security and Marketing, Entrepreneur
2010 – 2014
Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic, Chief Advisor to Minister of Defence, Chief of Cabinet of Minister of Defence
2009 – 2010
Týden Magazine, Chief of Foreign News Desk
2009
Founder of On War | On Peace blog
2001 – 2009
Lidové noviny, Chief of the Foreign News Desk, Chief of the Domestic News Desk, Chief of Saturday´s Supplement Orientace
1999 – 2001
Prima TV, Editor of the News Desk
1997 – 1999
Lidové noviny, Foreign News Desk Reporter
1994 – 1997
Prima TV, Foreign News Desk Reporter
1993 – 1994
Compulsory Military Service Czech Armed Forces
1991 – 1993
Kohak film, Advertising Agency

Cross of Merit of the Czech Minister of Defence, Grade III
Honorary Badge of Merit of Czech Armed Forces, Grade I
Open Society Fund Journalism Award, The Best Reportage of 2014 about Czech troops in Afghanistan
Ferdinand Peroutka Award for reports from War in Iraq

Michal Kubal, František Šulc and Barbora Šámalová: War in Iraq Through the Eyes of Three Czech Journalists
Radek Khol, František Šulc et al.: Missile Defence: US project and its International Consequences
Petr Drulák, Vladimír Handl et al.: Looking for Czech Interests III: Internal Diversity and External Agility; chapter Kosovo and the Czech Interest: 1998-2008
Miroslav Bárta, Martin Kovář, Otakar Foltýn et al.: Nature of the Change; chapter Demilitarization of the Czech Republic and the adjustment path
Bohuslav Pernica, František Šulc: European Security, NATO and its East Border – past and present

Contact person: Lucie Široká,
tel.: 973 200 118,
lucie.siroka@mo.gov.cz

February 18, 2025