Pavel Svoboda (born 9 April 1962) is a Czech politician and lawyer and from 2014 to 2019 a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Czech Republic for European People's Party representing KDU-ČSL.
Pavel Svoboda | |
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| Chair of the European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee | |
| In office 7 July 2014 – 1 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Klaus-Heiner Lehne |
| Minister without Portfolio Chairman of the Legislative Council | |
| In office 23 January 2009 – 8 May 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Mirek Topolánek |
| Preceded by | Cyril Svoboda |
| Succeeded by | Daniela Kovářová |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Czech Republic |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pavel Svoboda 9 April 1962 Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Political party |  Czech:KDU-ČSL  EU:European People's Party (EPP) |
| Alma mater | |
Early life and education
editSvoboda was born in Prague and studied Law Faculty at Charles University. He also holds a D.E.A. degree from Université Sciences Sociales in Toulouse.
Career
editFrom 2007 to 2009, Svoboda was an Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Council of Europe.
From 23 January 2009 to 8 May 2009, Svoboda was minister without portfolio[1] and chairman of the Government's Legislative Council. In 2009, he was on the Czech government’s shortlist for the role of European Commissioner.[2]
In May 2014 Svoboda was elected Member of the European Parliament for KDU-ČSL, part of European Peoples Party. Subsequently he was elected Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI).[3] He is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime)[4]
References
edit- ^ Simon Taylor (July 7, 2014), Reding to miss out on chair of legal affairs committee European Voice.
- ^ Curious Commission choices European Voice, November 11, 2009.
- ^ "Members elect chairs and vice-chairs of parliamentary committees". EP. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ Members of the European Parliament on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime) European Parliament.
External links
edit- (in Czech) Official biography