Alternative History
Alternative History
Svatopluk Potáč
Svatopluk Potáč
18th Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia
In office
13 March – 9 October 1978
PresidentJiří Hájek
Preceded byLubor Zink
Succeeded byAlexander Dubček
Governor of the Federal Bank of Czechoslovakia
In office
3 October 1969 – 13 March 1978
Appointed byAlexander Dubček
Preceded byOtakar Pohl
Succeeded byJan Stejskal (interim)
In office
9 October 1978 – 18 June 1981
Preceded byJan Stejskal (interim)
Succeeded byJan Stejskal
Personal details
Born 24 March 1925
Czechoslovakia Tupec, Czechoslovakia
Died 5 September 2014 (age 89)
Czechoslovakia Prague, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia
Nationality Czech
Political party Independent
Alma mater Prague University of Economics
Profession Economist

Svatopluk Potáč (24 March 1925 – 5 September 2014) was a Czech and Czechoslovak economist and banker who served as the governor of Federal Bank of Czechoslovakia (Federativní banka československá) from 1969 to 1981. From 13 March to 9 October 1978 he served as the prime minister of Czechoslovakia in a caretaker government.

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