Lubomír Zaorálek
Lubomír Zaorálek | |
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10th Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic | |
Assumed office 29 January 2014 |
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Prime Minister | Bohuslav Sobotka |
Preceded by | Jan Kohout |
Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic | |
In office 11 July 2002 – 14 August 2006 |
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Preceded by | Václav Klaus |
Succeeded by | Miloslav Vlček |
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Born | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
6 September 1956
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Alma mater | Masaryk University |
PhDr. Lubomír Zaorálek (born 6 September 1956 in Ostrava[1]) is a Czech politician and since 29 January 2014 he is serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka.
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Early life
He was born on 6 September 1956 in Ostrava and graduated Jan Evangelista Purkyně University (today Masaryk University) in Brno in 1982.[2] He worked as a dramaturge at Czechoslovak Television in Ostrava.[3]
Political career
During Velvet Revolution in November 1989 he participated at Civic Forum.[4]
Zaorálek was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1996 as member of political party ČSSD and later in 2009 he has become first vice chairman. In 2013, he also was Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
He has been Minister of Foreign Affairs since 29 January 2014 in the Cabinet of ČSSD leader and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Bohuslav Sobotka. He is the 10th Minister of Foreign Affairs since its creation in 1993.[5]
External links
- (Czech) Official Chamber of Deputies website
- (English) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic official profile
References
- ↑ http://lubomirzaoralek.cz/zivotopis.php
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Preceded by | Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies 2002–2006 |
Succeeded by Miloslav Vlček |
Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs 2014–present |
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