Cyril Svoboda
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Cyril Svoboda (born November 25, 1956 in Prague) is a Czech politician. Before entering politics he was a notary public and advisor to the Czech government. He is a member of the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party. Having once been close to Vaclav Havel and a strong opponent of Vaclav Klaus, Svoboda voted for Klaus in the 2008 presidential election without explaination for his dramatic u-turn.
[edit] Political roles
- January 1998 - July 1998: interior minister of the Czech Republic
- May 2001 - November 2003: leader of his political party
- 1998 - 2002: chairman of the petitions committee of the Czech Chamber of deputies (lower house of the Parliament)
- July 2002-September 2006 : foreign minister of the Czech Republic
- July 2002 - August 2004: deputy prime minister
- January 2007 - : minister without portfolio and chairman of the government's Legislative Council
[edit] External links
- (Czech)Svoboda's website
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| Preceded by Jan Kasal |
Chairman of Czechoslovak People's Party 2001-2003 |
Succeeded by Miroslav Kalousek |
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| Preceded by Jindřich Vodička |
Minister of the Interior of the Czech Republic January 1998-July 1998 |
Succeeded by Václav Grulich |
| Preceded by Jan Kavan |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic 2002–2006 |
Succeeded by Alexandr Vondra |
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