Jan Koukal (born 29 July 1951 in Brno) is a Czech politician.

Jan Koukal
Mayor of Prague
In office
13 May 1993 – 26 November 1998
Preceded byMilan Kondr
Succeeded byJan Kasl
Czech Republic Ambassador to Austria
In office
28 November 2006 – December 2012
PresidentVáclav Klaus
Preceded byRudolf Jindrák
Succeeded byJan Sechter
Member of the Prague City Assembly
In office
24 November 1990 – 14 November 2002
Senator from Prague 6
In office
16 November 1996 – 16 November 1998
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJan Ruml
Personal details
Born (1951-07-29) 29 July 1951 (age 73)
Brno, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Political partyCivic Democratic Party (1991–2013/14)
Alma materCharles University
Occupationpolitician

Biography

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After studying theoretical physics at the Charles University in Prague (1969–74) Koukal worked at the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, specialising on surface physics.

Jan Koukal has been a member of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). From 1993 to 1998 he was mayor of Prague and from 1996 to 1998 member of Senate of the Czech Republic. In 2006, after a few months of training at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was named as an ambassador of the Czech Republic in Austria.

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