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 edit
Svoboda 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 edit
From 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