Jindřich Kabát

Jindřich Kabát (24 April 1953 – 14 July 2020) was a Czech psychologist, professor and politician. He was the first Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic, holding the office from 1992 to 1994.

Education

Having studied unofficially in the Polish Flying University, Kabát studied a master's in psychology research and methodology at Charles University in Prague, completing his PhDr there in 1978. He was a visiting professor at Christopher Newport University from 2004-2005, then professor and co-director of the European Centre until 2009, in Virginia, United States. He participated in the postgraduate program at Wheaton College, Illinois, United States, as well as numerous foreign study programs related to governance and culture.

Political career After the Velvet Revolution, Kabát became the First Deputy of the Ministry of Culture from 1990 to 1991, then held the same position at the Ministry of Interior from 1991 to 1992, responsible for the Bureau of Investigation.

He was a member of the Committee for Culture of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, and the authorized representative of the Czech Government for Refugee Issues.

From 1992 to 1994, Kabát served in the cabinet as the Minister of Culture, He was subsequently Chairman of the Governmental Advisory Board for Ethnic Minorities.

In 2004, he was appointed as an adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Personal life In 1977, Kabát married Gabriela Sladková, the Chair of the Czech Prison Fellowship. They had two daughters and three sons.

Selected works Jindřich Kabát was the author of the following works:

Books

1979 - Psychologie ve výzkumech kultury, nakl. UVK, Praha 1982 - (with D. Pokorná) Dramatické umění - preference mladých lidí, nakl. UVK, Praha 2011 - Psychologie komunismu, nakl. Práh, Praha 2013 - Groh, nakl. Čas, Praha 2013 - Útěk :I. Až na samé hranici 2014 - Útěk: II. Pád listu, společně, nakl. Triton, Praha 2016 - (with K.Janeček, M.Kabát) Karel Janeček v roce 2112, Albatros, edice XYZ, Praha 2016 - Dvoukolejná vášeň 2016 - Dvojí návrat 2016 - Trosečník 2016 - Nenažraná, souborně, Albatros, edice XYZ, Praha 2017 - Poloviční dvojčata, Triton 2017 - (with Vaclav Malý, M.Kabát) Václav Malý Rozhovory, Albatros Media, edice XYZ, Praha

Anthologies and published speeches

Daniel, L., Holba, J., Kabát, J., Kabele, J., Krch, F.: NG Praha 1988: Research of the Aesthetic dimension of the Personality by Children J.Kabat in: Modern Czech Art, Wien 1992 J.Kabat, introduction in: Modern Czech Visual Art, opening, London 1993 J.Kabat, in: Czech Visual Art Exposition in Paris, Paris 1993 J.Kabat in: M.Soldat (Ed.): Dialogs about transformation of Society, chapter: Dialog with Jindrich Kabat, Nadační fond proti korupci, Praha 2011 J.Kabát: Corruption phenomena from the point of view of Psychology, in: kol.: Fenomen korupce, Martin Soldat (Ed.), Nadační fond proti korupci, Praha 2012