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He sits in the government as an independent without party affiliation.[1](https://vlada.gov.cz/en/vlada/clenove-vlady/jeronym-tejc-224135/) He previously served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2006 to 2017 and as a deputy at the Ministry of Justice from 2018 to 2021.\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Party | Independent (no party affiliation)[1](https://vlada.gov.cz/en/vlada/clenove-vlady/jeronym-tejc-224135/) |\n| Current office | Minister of Justice (since 2025) |\n| Previous offices | Member of the Chamber of Deputies (2006–2017); Deputy at the Ministry of Justice (2018–2021);[1](https://vlada.gov.cz/en/vlada/clenove-vlady/jeronym-tejc-224135/) Deputy Director General of the Security Corps – Prison Service of the Czech Republic (2022–2025);[1](https://vlada.gov.cz/en/vlada/clenove-vlady/jeronym-tejc-224135/) Councillor of the Statutory City of Brno (2002–2006)[1](https://vlada.gov.cz/en/vlada/clenove-vlady/jeronym-tejc-224135/) |\n| Born | 1977, Brno[1](https://vlada.gov.cz/en/vlada/clenove-vlady/jeronym-tejc-224135/) |\n| Education | Faculty of Law, Masaryk University, degree JUDr. (2004)[1](https://vlada.gov.cz/en/vlada/clenove-vlady/jeronym-tejc-224135/) |\n\n## Party affiliation\n\nTejc was a member of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) from 1997 to 2017.[1](https://vlada.gov.cz/en/vlada/clenove-vlady/jeronym-tejc-224135/) He is now without political affiliation and serves in the government as a non-party minister nominated in connection with the ANO movement.[1](https://vlada.gov.cz/en/vlada/clenove-vlady/jeronym-tejc-224135/) • [2](https://podcasty.seznam.cz/podcast/interview-ct24/jeronym-tejc-nestr-za-ano-ministr-spravedlnosti-11-2-2026-560841)\n\n## Early life and education\n\nTejc was born in Brno, where he lived until he was thirty.[1](https://vlada.gov.cz/en/vlada/clenove-vlady/jeronym-tejc-224135/) He graduated from the Faculty of Law of Masaryk University, where he received his JUDr. degree in 2004.[1](https://vlada.gov.cz/en/vlada/clenove-vlady/jeronym-tejc-224135/) After graduation he worked as a trainee lawyer, passed the bar exam in 2004, and practiced law from 2005 to 2012, when he suspended his practice.[1](https://vlada.gov.cz/en/vlada/clenove-vlady/jeronym-tejc-224135/) He has been married since 2001, has one daughter born in 2003, and lives in Prague.[1](https://vlada.gov.cz/en/vlada/clenove-vlady/jeronym-tejc-224135/)\n\n## Career\n\nTejc was a councilor of the Statutory City of Brno from 2002 to 2006, gaining experience in local government and in the management of joint stock companies.[1](https://vlada.gov.cz/en/vlada/clenove-vlady/jeronym-tejc-224135/) Between 2006 and 2017 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies three times for the ČSSD.[1](https://vlada.gov.cz/en/vlada/clenove-vlady/jeronym-tejc-224135/) During that period he chaired the Standing Commission for Oversight of the BIS (2006–2010), the Mandate and Immunity Committee (2010–2011), and the Constitutional Law Committee (from 2013), and was a member of the separate Security Committee.[1](https://vlada.gov.cz/en/vlada/clenove-vlady/jeronym-tejc-224135/)\n\nFrom 2018 to 2021 he served as a political and later professional deputy at the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic.[1](https://vlada.gov.cz/en/vlada/clenove-vlady/jeronym-tejc-224135/) In 2021, after the resignation of Pavel Zeman, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš promoted Tejc as a candidate for Supreme State Attorney, but Justice Minister Marie Benešová opposed the appointment.[3](https://www.info.cz/zpravodajstvi-a-komentare/skonci-stihani-za-nazory-na-internetu-jeronym-tejc) He was Deputy Director General of the Security Corps – Prison Service of the Czech Republic from 2022 to 2025, until his appointment as Minister of Justice on December 15, 2025.[1](https://vlada.gov.cz/en/vlada/clenove-vlady/jeronym-tejc-224135/) He became Minister of Justice in the [Third cabinet of Andrej Babiš](https://www.edgepedia.org/third-cabinet-of-andrej-babis) in December 2025. On becoming minister at 48, he said, \"Vnímám, že funkce ministra je politickou funkcí, byť jsem v tuto chvíli nestraník\" (Edgepedia translation: \"I see the office of minister as a political function, even though I am currently without party affiliation\").[4](https://www.info.cz/zpravodajstvi-a-komentare/jeronym-tejc-podcast-dimun-rozhovor-justice)\n\n## Issues specific to Tejc\n\nAs minister, Tejc has proposed an independent investigative unit composed of serving state attorneys to investigate criminal activity by prosecutors and members of the intelligence services.[5](https://www.info.cz/zpravodajstvi-a-komentare/jeronym-tejc-rozhovor-justice-statni-zastupitelstvi-lastovecka-advokatni-mlcenlivost) He has also proposed a new role of senior assistants: court assistants who meet the conditions for appointment as judges would receive higher pay and senior status, which he said would be roughly one third of a judge's salary, so that they do not leave the court system.[5](https://www.info.cz/zpravodajstvi-a-komentare/jeronym-tejc-rozhovor-justice-statni-zastupitelstvi-lastovecka-advokatni-mlcenlivost) He has proposed merging small district courts, saying that combining two or three courts under one chairman would create courts of 30 to 40 judges and save dozens of judicial positions.[5](https://www.info.cz/zpravodajstvi-a-komentare/jeronym-tejc-rozhovor-justice-statni-zastupitelstvi-lastovecka-advokatni-mlcenlivost)\n\nThe Ministry of Justice under Tejc opposed, in the comment procedure, a trio of bills from the Finance Ministry led by [Alena Schillerová](https://www.edgepedia.org/alena-schillerova): the law on economic protection of the state, the law on the Financial Analysis Office (FAÚ), and an accompanying amendment, which the ministry said would break attorney-client confidentiality, give the FAÚ online access to professional chambers' databases, and bar lawyers from telling clients they are being examined.[5](https://www.info.cz/zpravodajstvi-a-komentare/jeronym-tejc-rozhovor-justice-statni-zastupitelstvi-lastovecka-advokatni-mlcenlivost) Tejc has also said he wants to change a law on confiscating property of unexplained origin, which he called \"Gottwaldův zákon\" (Edgepedia translation: \"Gottwald's law\").[5](https://www.info.cz/zpravodajstvi-a-komentare/jeronym-tejc-rozhovor-justice-statni-zastupitelstvi-lastovecka-advokatni-mlcenlivost)\n\n## Positions and voting record\n\n### Freedom of speech and prosecution of online speech\n\nTejc has said that criminal law must not serve as a whip against opinions and that he wants to amend the Criminal Code to limit prosecution of verbal expression on social media.[3](https://www.info.cz/zpravodajstvi-a-komentare/skonci-stihani-za-nazory-na-internetu-jeronym-tejc) In a February 2026 interview, he discussed where he sees the limits of freedom of speech, which he said had shifted dangerously in recent years.[4](https://www.info.cz/zpravodajstvi-a-komentare/jeronym-tejc-podcast-dimun-rozhovor-justice)\n\n### Salaries in the judiciary\n\nTejc has said that judges' and state attorneys' salaries are high but that court employees are underpaid: \"Desítky procent těch lidí jsou pod zaručenou mzdou, což je ostuda\" (Edgepedia translation: \"Dozens of percent of those people are below the guaranteed wage, which is a disgrace\").[3](https://www.info.cz/zpravodajstvi-a-komentare/skonci-stihani-za-nazory-na-internetu-jeronym-tejc) He said he does not want a wage conflict with the judiciary but wants to debate a different basis for calculating judges' salaries.[3](https://www.info.cz/zpravodajstvi-a-komentare/skonci-stihani-za-nazory-na-internetu-jeronym-tejc)\n\n### Seat of the Supreme State Prosecutor's Office\n\nTejc has criticized the Prague branch of the Supreme State Prosecutor's Office: \"Myslím si, že to není dobře. V zákoně je vždy to sídlo napsáno z nějakého důvodu\" (Edgepedia translation: \"I do not think that is right. The seat is always written in the law for a reason\").[3](https://www.info.cz/zpravodajstvi-a-komentare/skonci-stihani-za-nazory-na-internetu-jeronym-tejc) He said Brno is written into the law for the top judicial institutions to guard against political influence from Prague.[3](https://www.info.cz/zpravodajstvi-a-komentare/skonci-stihani-za-nazory-na-internetu-jeronym-tejc)\n\n### Loyalty of the prosecution service\n\nTejc has said, \"Chci, aby státní zastupitelství fungovalo profesionálně a aby nebyly pochybnosti o jeho odbornosti a nezávislosti\" (Edgepedia translation: \"I want the prosecution service to work professionally and for there to be no doubts about its expertise and independence\").[5](https://www.info.cz/zpravodajstvi-a-komentare/jeronym-tejc-rozhovor-justice-statni-zastupitelstvi-lastovecka-advokatni-mlcenlivost) He has said he wants it enshrined in law that state attorneys may not conceal evidence favorable to the accused.[5](https://www.info.cz/zpravodajstvi-a-komentare/jeronym-tejc-rozhovor-justice-statni-zastupitelstvi-lastovecka-advokatni-mlcenlivost)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Jeroným Tejc | Government of the Czech Republic](https://vlada.gov.cz/en/vlada/clenove-vlady/jeronym-tejc-224135/)\n2. [Jeroným Tejc /nestr. za ANO/, ministr spravedlnosti (11. 2. 2026) – Interview ČT24 | Seznam Podcasty](https://podcasty.seznam.cz/podcast/interview-ct24/jeronym-tejc-nestr-za-ano-ministr-spravedlnosti-11-2-2026-560841)\n3. [INFO.CZ | Skončí stíhání za názory na internetu? Tejc chce změnit trestní zákoník a omezit represi](https://www.info.cz/zpravodajstvi-a-komentare/skonci-stihani-za-nazory-na-internetu-jeronym-tejc)\n4. [INFO.CZ | Podcast Dimun: Jeroným Tejc – Velký rozhovor o justici a svobodě slova](https://www.info.cz/zpravodajstvi-a-komentare/jeronym-tejc-podcast-dimun-rozhovor-justice)\n5. 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