| Milada Horáková | |
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| 4th President of Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 1958–1963 | |
| Prime Minister | Václav Majer Miloslav Rechcígl |
| Preceded by | Jan Masaryk |
| Succeeded by | Štefan Osuský |
| President of the Senate | |
| In office 1969–1976 | |
| Preceded by | A |
| Succeeded by | B |
| Senator of Prague | |
| In office 1965–1976 | |
| Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 1947–1950 | |
| Prime Minister | Václav Majer |
| Preceded by | Jan Masaryk |
| Succeeded by | Štefan Osuský |
| Member of the Czechoslovak Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1946–1958 | |
| Constituency | Prague |
| Member of the Constituent National Assembly | |
| In office 1945–1946 | |
| Constituency | Prague |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1901 Královské Vinohrady, Austria-Hungary
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| Died | 16 January 1983 (aged 81) Prague, CFR, Czechoslovakia
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| Nationality | Czech |
| Political party | Czechoslovak National Social Party (ČSNS) |
| Spouse(s) | Bohuslav Horák (m. 1927; his death 1976) |
| Children | Jana Kanská (b. 1933) |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
| Occupation | Politician and lawyer |
| Religion | Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren |
Presidency of Milada Horáková | |
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| 1958 – 1963 | |
| President | Milada Horáková |
| Party |  Czechoslovak National Social Party |
| Election | 1958 |
| Seat | Prague Castle |
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| Presidential Standard | |
Milada Horáková (née Králová, 25 December 1901 – 16 Januar 1983) was a Czechoslovak and Czech politician and feminist who served as the fourth President of Czechoslovakia from 1958 to 1963. She was one of the world's first democratically elected female presidents.
A lawyer by profession, Horáková was a feminist who was a prominent campaigner for the equal status of women, social justice and social welfare. She was a member of the Czechoslovak National Social Party (ČSNS) and active in the Czechoslovak Red Cross and the Women's National Council (ŽNR), which prepared legislative proposals aimed at addressing the position of unmarried women, illegitimate children, and improving the position of women in family law.
After the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1938, Horáková became active in the underground resistance movement. Together with her husband, she was arrested and interrogated by the Gestapo in 1940 and sent to the concentration camp Theresienstadt. After the war she was elected to the Constituent National Assembly and the Chamber of Deputies, where she worked at addressing women's rights and social welfare. From 1947 to 1950 she served as Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in Prime Minister Václav Majer's cabinet.
Following her term as president she was elected to the Senate in 1965 and re-elected in 1969 and 1973, serving as the President of the Senate from 1969 to 1976.
She was awarded the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1st Class) for her role in developing and protecting democracy, human and women's rights and freedom.