Josef Korčák

Josef Korčák (17 December 1921 – 5 October 2008) was a Czech politician who served as the Prime Minister of the Czech Socialist Republic from 1970 to 1987. He was the longest-serving Czech Prime Minister.

Biography
He was born in Holštejn. He became a metal-turner. He worked in the Brno armory from 1937 to 1948. In 1948, he became active in politics.

He became Prime Minister in 1970 when he replaced Josef Kempný. He remained in this position until 1987, when Ladislav Adamec replaced hm. Kočák was excluded from KSČ in 1990. He died in 2008.