Oto Klempíř
Oto Klempíř (born 20 May 1963) is a Czech musician and politician, who has served as the Czech Minister of Culture in the third cabinet of Andrej Babiš since December 2025. He has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Motorists for Themselves since 2025. From 1989 to 2025, he was a frontman and lyricist for J.A.R. He has also written lyrics for Dan Bárta, Kamil Střihavka, Helena Vondráčková, Iveta Bartošová and Olympic.
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- Name
- Oto Klempíř
- Born
- 20 May 1963
- Birthplace
- Kyjov, Czechoslovakia
- Nationality
- Czech Republic · Czechoslovakia
- Occupation
- writer · poet · musician · singer · screenwriter · lyricist · politician
- Languages
- Czech
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Oto Klempíř (born 20 May 1963) is a Czech musician and politician, who has served as the Czech Minister of Culture in the third cabinet of Andrej Babiš since December 2025. He has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Motorists for Themselves since 2025. From 1989 to 2025, he was a frontman and lyricist for J.A.R. He has also written lyrics for Dan Bárta, Kamil Střihavka, Helena Vondráčková, Iveta Bartošová and Olympic.
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From February 1984 to September 1985, Klempíř was registered as a secret collaborator (informant) for the Czechoslovak state security service (StB) under the code name 'Olda'.
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• Name — Oto Klempíř • Office — Minister of Culture • Prime Minister — Andrej Babiš • Term Start — 15 December 2025 • Predecessor — Martin Baxa • Office1 — Member of the Chamber of Deputies • Term Start1 — 4 October 2025 • Constituency1 — Plzeň Region • Party — Independent (nominated by Motorists for Themselves) (2025–present) • Born — 20 May 1963 • Birthplace — Kyjov, Czechoslovakia
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- 1.Economia. Klempíř chce v kultuře předvídatelné financování a vyšší platy. Aktuálně.cz. 12 December 2025.
- 2.Chamber of Deputies. Oto Klempíř.
- 3.Pospíšilová, Tamara. Naše cesty nejsou slučitelné, dala kapela J.A.R. sbohem kandidujícímu Klempířovi. iDNES.cz. Mafra. 1 August 2025.
- 4."Sami máme smutek." J.A.R. se kvůli kandidatuře rozchází s Klempířem. Seznam Zprávy. 1 August 2025.
- 5.Pánek, Jiří. Perspektivní, chválila StB Klempíře. Spolupráce trvala rok, pak se sesypal. iDNES.cz. Mafra. 2 August 2025.
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