Petr Gandalovič
Petr Gandalovič | |
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Czech Republic Ambassador to the United States | |
Assumed office 7 July 2011 | |
President |
Václav Klaus Miloš Zeman |
Preceded by | Petr Kolář |
Minister of Agriculture | |
In office 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 | |
Preceded by | Milena Vicenová |
Succeeded by | Jakub Šebesta |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 3 June 2006 – 1 March 2011 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
Prague, Czechoslovakia | August 15, 1964
Political party | ODS |
Mgr. Petr Gandalovič (born 15 August 1964 in Prague) is a Czech politician and one of the founding members of the Civic Democratic Party. He is the current Czech ambassador to the United States.
Education
1978–1982 Secondary School in Ústí nad Labem
1982–1987 School of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague
Career
1987–1990: Teacher, Secondary School in Ústí nad Labem
1990–1992: Member of the Federal Assembly
1992–1994: Deputy Minister of Environment
1994–1997: Adviser to Minister of Foreign Affairs
1997–2002: Consul General of the Czech Republic in New York
2002–2006: Mayor of Ústí nad Labem
2006 - 2007: Minister for Regional Development
2007 - 2009: Minister of Agriculture
2011–present: Ambassador of Czech Republic to the United States
Political career
1989: One of the founder members of the Civic Forum
1991: One of the founder members of the Civic Democratic Party
2002: Elected as Mayor of Ústí nad Labem
2006: Vice-chairman of the Civic Democratic Party
External links
- Homepage (Czech)
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