Zuzana Roithová (born 30 January 1953) is a Czech politician and former Member of the European Parliament. She was vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, a substitute on the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and a member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America.
Zuzana Roithová | |
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| Minister of Health | |
| In office 2 January 1998 – 22 July 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Josef Tošovský |
| Preceded by | Jan Stráský |
| Succeeded by | Ivan David |
| Senator from Prague 10 | |
| In office 21 November 1998 – 20 July 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Milan Kondr |
| Succeeded by | Jaromír Štětina |
| Member of the European Parliament for Czech Republic | |
| In office 20 July 2004 – 30 June 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 January 1953 Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Political party | Christian and Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People's Party |
| Alma mater | Charles University Sheffield Hallam University |
She was a candidate in Czech presidential election 2013. In the 1st round of the election held in January 2013, she placed 6th with 4,95% (255,045 votes).[1] She didn't qualify for the second round.
Having previously served as Minister of Health, Senator and as Chair of the European Movement in the Czech Republic, she is a signatory of the Prague Declaration on European Conscience and Communism[2] and a member of the Reconciliation of European Histories Group.[3]
Personal life edit
Roithová lives in Dvory nad Lužnicí in the South Bohemian Region.[4]
Education edit
- 1978: Faculty of General Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
- 1997: Master of Business Administration, Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
- Certificate of Professional Development in Healthcare Management (Executive Education), The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Decorations edit
- 1998: Charles University Jubilee Medal
Career edit
- 1979–1992: Hospital doctor
- Head of Prague Faculty Hospital (1990–1998) and Chairwoman of the Czech Association of Hospitals
- 1998: Minister of Health
- 1998–2004: Senator
- Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Health and Social Policy (2000–2002), member of the permanent delegation of the Czech Parliament to the WEU
- 2000–2002: Chairwoman of the International European Movement in the Czech Republic
- 2001–2003: Deputy Chairwoman of KDU-ČSL (Christian Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Volba prezidenta republiky konaná ve dnech (Presidential Election held 11 January – 12 January 2013)" (in Czech). volby.cz. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Prague Declaration: Selected signatories". Institute for Information on the Crimes of Communism. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "About Us – Reconciliation of European Histories Group". Reconciliation of European Histories Group. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Zuzana Roithová doma ve Dvorech nad Lužnicí vyhrála" (in Czech). Deník.cz. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
External links edit
- Official website
- Personal profile of Zuzana Roithová in the European Parliament's database of members
- July 2004.PDF Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Czech)
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