Lubomír Zaorálek
| Lubomír Zaorálek | |
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| 10th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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Assumed office 29 January 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Bohuslav Sobotka |
| Preceded by | Jan Kohout |
| Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies | |
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In office 11 July 2002 – 14 August 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Václav Klaus |
| Succeeded by | Miloslav Vlček |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 September 1956 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Political party |
ČSS (1986–1989) OF (1990–1991) OH (1991–1994) ČSSD (1994–present) |
| Other political affiliations | National Front (1986–1989) |
| Alma mater | Masaryk University |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
PhDr. Lubomír Zaorálek (born 6 September 1956) 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.
Early life
He was born on 6 September 1956 in Ostrava,[1] 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
- ↑ "CV of Lubomir Zaoralek" (in Czech). Pronet Media Ostrava. 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ "Filmova databaze FDB" (in Czech). Filmová databáze s.r.o. (FDb.cz). Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ "CSSD" (in Czech). Czech Social Democratic Party. January 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ "Lubomír Zaorálek". Government of the Czech Republic. January 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
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| Preceded by Václav Klaus |
Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies 2002–2006 |
Succeeded by Miloslav Vlček |
| Preceded by Jan Kohout |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 2014–present |
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| Minister for Regional Development |
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| Minister without Portfolio Head of the Government Legislative Council |
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| Minister without Portfolio State Secretary for European Affairs | ||
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