President to appoint new director of Czech Statistical Office

President Václav Klaus is to appoint the new head of the Czech Statistical Office on Tuesday. The post will be taken up by Iva Ritschelová, who is currently the director of the Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem. She was recommended for the post by the former prime minister Jan Fischer, who himself headed the Czech Statistical Office before being named head of the caretaker cabinet. The 36-year-old university director specializes in environmental policies.