RudolfBeran (December 28, 1887-April 23, 1954) was a Czechoslovakian politician who served as prime minister of the country before its occupation by Nazi Germany and shortly thereafter, before it was declared a protectorate.
A leader of the Agrarian Party since 1933 he was appointed prime minister by President Emil Hácha on December 1, 1938, and served until April 27, 1939.
After World War II, Beran was arrested as a collaborator and sentenced to twenty years in prison.