Jan Masaryk
Jan Garrigue Masaryk (14 September 1886 – 10 March 1948) was a Czech diplomat and politician who served as the Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1940 to 1948. American journalist John Gunther described Masaryk as "a brave, honest, turbulent, and impulsive man".
Jan Masaryk | |
|---|---|
| Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 21 July 1940 – 10 March 1948 | |
| President | Edvard Beneš |
| Prime Minister | Jan Šrámek Zdeněk Fierlinger Klement Gottwald |
| Preceded by | German occupation |
| Succeeded by | Vladimír Clementis |
| Czechoslovakia Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1925 – December 1938 | |
| President | Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Edvard Beneš |
| President of the World Federation of United Nations Associations | |
| In office 2 August 1946 – 10 March 1948 | |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | Nasrollah Entezam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jan Garrigue Masaryk 14 September 1886 Prague, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 10 March 1948 (aged 61) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Cause of death | Disputed – see text |
| Parent | Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk |
| Religion | Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren |
| 1In exile 1940 – April 1945 | |
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