PRAGUE, Aug 3 (AFP) - Czech President Vaclav Klaus will Wednesday name the new centre-left government of prime minister-designate Stanislav Gross, who has completed his cabinet choices after five weeks of negotiations, a spokesman from the president's office said Tuesday.
The new government then will seek a vote of confidence in the lower house of parliament within 30 days.
The Czech government upheaval, just two years into its term, was sparked by the resignation of Vladimir Spidla, who lost the backing of his Social Democrats party following its dismal performance in the mid-June European Parliament elections.
At 34 Gross will become the youngest prime minister in the history of the Czech Republic or Czechoslovakia, the state that preceded it, and one of the youngest in Europe.
Gross, acting chairman of the CSSD and interior minister in Spidla's government, promised fresh blood in his cabinet but has not made any major changes.
Ten of the 17 existing ministers will retain their posts, including Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda, Finance Minister Bohuslav Sobotka, Trade and Industry Minister Milan Urban and Education Minister Petra Buzkova.
The main changes include the appointment as defence minister of Karel Kuehnl, 49, and Milada Emmerova, a 59-year-old doctor, as health minister.
The head of the investment agency CzechInvest Martin Jahn, 34, has been tapped for a new post as deputy prime minister in charge of the economy.
Gross's government comprises the three parties which made up the existing government -- the ruling CSSD, the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) and the Freedom Union (US-DEU).
The appointment of Jahn, who is not a member of any political party, was welcomed by economists who hope that he will be able to improve the business environment marred by reams of bureaucracy.
Former prime minister Spidla has been named European Commissioner on the team of Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, who will take up the reins in November.