This is a list of Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic (Czech: Předseda vlády České republiky), a political office that was created in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The Czech Republic is a parliamentary representative democracy, with the Prime Minister acting as head of government and the President acting as head of state. The first Prime Minister of the Czech Republic was Václav Klaus, who served as the second President from March 7, 2003 til March 7, 2013.