Michal Horáček
Czech writer and businessman (born 1952)
Michal Horáček (born 23 July 1952) is a Czech entrepreneur, lyricist, poet, writer, journalist and music producer. From 2007 until 2010, he was the chairman of the Czech Academy of Popular Music.2
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Born Jul 23, 1952.1
About
He founded Czech betting company Fortuna. He stood to become Czech president in the 2018 presidential election, but came in 4th in the first round, failing to advance.
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Companies
- Fortuna GameFounder15
Early life and education
- Date not recordedCharles University3
Career
Occupation: librettist, journalist, lyricist, poet, entrepreneur, writer.5
- Date not recordedFounded Fortuna Game4
Personal life
- BornJul 23, 1952, Prague6
- CitizenshipCzech Republic7
- SpousesRút Horáčková 1976 to 20108 9; Michaela Horáčková Hořejší married 20128 10
Horáček is a Roman Catholic. His great-uncle Jaroslav Heyrovský, a chemist and inventor, became the first Czech recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1959.
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Politics
Horáček once said that "left-wing thinking isn't thinking", but later said that he had changed his mind and started to consider it more seriously. He describes himself as neither left-wing nor right-wing, but his platform for the 2018 presidential election was described by political scientists as left-wing. He supports European Union membership but would not oppose a referendum about leaving it.
Horáček stated in July 2016 that opposing immigration was "like opposing rain", and added that Czechs have historically helped immigrants. He has expressed opposition to migration quotas and to accepting large numbers of refugees, saying that the Czech Republic should not accept immigrants that Czechs do not want to accept.
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Sources
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- 1WikidataMichal Horáček on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaMichal Horáček on Wikipedia
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- 9Wikidataspouse, as reported by iDNES.cz
- 10Wikidataspouse, as reported by Blesk.cz
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- 12WikidataMichal Horáček: X, on Wikidata
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- 15WikidataFortuna Game, Founder
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