17 Facts About Stanislav Gross

Stanislav Gross previously served as minister of the Interior in cabinets of Milos Zeman and Vladimir Spidla from 2000 to 2004.

Stanislav Gross died on 16 April 2015 at the age of 45 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Stanislav Gross claimed that this was due to a better ability to discover such behaviour within the police force.

Stanislav Gross was criticized for installing his friends and allies as executives in state-owned companies and for misuse of secret services for political aims.

In spite of these problems, Stanislav Gross was able to maintain higher popularity than other politicians.

Stanislav Gross was appointed prime minister on 4 August 2004 and his government was approved on 24 August.

Stanislav Gross was seen by his party as the last way to regain popularity and better handle future elections.

Stanislav Gross claimed he would modernise the party on lines similar to those followed by Tony Blair, but his short time in office and constant involvement with scandals did not give him any time to implement changes.

Stanislav Gross's popularity started to decline, and his involvement in further allegations of nepotism, police corruption, suspicious dealings in state privatisations accelerated the decline.

In early 2005, Stanislav Gross faced a scandal related to unclear origins of the loan to buy his flat.

For three months, Stanislav Gross tried to keep himself in power until he was forced to resign on 25 April 2005.

Stanislav Gross's popularity sank to a record low, and trust in politicians among Czech people was shattered.

In September 2005 Stanislav Gross stepped down from his remaining position of party leader.

When this information was published Stanislav Gross refused to provide details to the press on grounds of privacy.

Stanislav Gross was student of the Charles University in Prague and later was awarded his law degree by the University of West Bohemia at Plzen.

Stanislav Gross died on 16 April 2015 at the age of 45 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Stanislav Gross was an inspiration for the character of corrupt prime minister Klein in the film Gangster Ka.