Pavel appoints Igor Červený as environment minister

President Petr Pavel on Monday appointed Motorists nominee Igor Červený as minister of the environment at Prague Castle. The appointment completes Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s cabinet roughly two months after it was formed.

The environment ministry had been temporarily overseen by Foreign Minister and Motorists leader Petr Macinka.

Pavel had earlier refused to appoint the Motorists’ original nominee, Filip Turek, citing some of his positions and statements. The party initially said it would not propose another candidate, but last Monday it put forward MP Červený instead.