The position of Government Commissioner for Roma Minority Affairs was established by the government in December 2022 and is independent of political parties. Lucie Fuková, a Romni, is the first one. There are already voices in the Roma community who say “We didn’t vote for you, don’t speak for the Roma! You won’t do anything anyway!”

Her answer is:  “So I am the very first person in the Czech Republic to take on this position. In contrast, in Slovakia, the Roma government representative has been operating for many years. I’m only a few months in and I’m building my entire office from scratch – in every way. I have nothing to follow up on. That’s why I spend a lot of time setting up the functioning of the office (people, processes…) and unfortunately I can’t be everywhere.”

• Co dělá vládní zmocněnkyně pro záležitosti romské menšiny? Není to volená funkce, úřad buduji úplně od začátku, uvádí Fuková a vysvětluje, co obnáší její práce. In: Romea. 27.07.2023. https://romea.cz/cz/domaci/co-dela-vladni-zmocnenkyne-pro-zalezitosti-romske-mensiny-neni-to-volena-funkce-urad-buduji-uplne-od-zacatku-uvadi-fukova-a-vysvetluje-co-obnasi-jeji-prace