Mikuláš Bek (born 22 April 1964) is a Czech musicologist[1] and politician, who has been serving as Minister of Education, Youth and Sports in Petr Fiala's Cabinet since May 2023.

[2] He previously served as the Minister of EU Affairs from December 2021 to May 2023.

[3] From 2011 to 2019 he served as rector of Masaryk University in Brno, succeeding his friend and future cabinet superior Petr Fiala.

From 2018 to 2024 Bek had been a member of the Czech Senate representing the Brno-City electoral district, as a nominee of the Mayors and Independents.

[1] In November 2021, he stated that the Visegrád Group is overrated and that he wants to focus on cooperation with Germany and the Western European countries.