Jan Březina (born 14 April 1954 in Konice) is a Czech politician and Member of the European Parliament with KDU-ČSL, part of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. He was elected for Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party, but left the party in February 2012.[1]
Jan Březina | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Czech Republic | |
| In office 20 July 2004 – 30 June 2014 | |
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| Born | 14 April 1954 Konice, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | KDU-ČSL (1990–2012) |
| Alma mater | VSB – Technical University of Ostrava |
He is a substitute for the Committee on Regional Development and a member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe.
Education
edit- 1978: Master's degree in mining (VŠB Technical University of Ostrava)
Career
edit- since 1990: Member of KDU-ČSL (Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party)
- since 1995: Member of a district committee of KDU-ČSL
- since 2000: Member of the board of KDU-ČSL
- since 2000: Member of the KDU-ČSL national conference
- since 2000: Member of the KDU-ČSL national committee
- 1995-1997: Deputy Mayor of Uničov
- 1997-2000: Chief Executive of Olomouc District Office
- 2000-2004: Member of the Regional Assembly of the Olomouc Region and President of the Olomouc Region
- 2000-2004: Joint Committee with the EU Committee of the Regions
- 2004: Member of the Committee of the Regions
- since 1998: Participated in the drafting of the Czech Republic's strategy papers
See also
editFootnotes
edit- ^ Němec, Jan (8 February 2012). "Rána pro lidovce, známý europoslanec Březina je opouští". Aktuálně (in Czech). Retrieved 13 June 2012.
External links
edit- Official website
- Personal profile of Jan Březina in the European Parliament's database of members
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Czech)
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