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
Member of the European Parliament for Czech Republic
In office
20 July 2004 – 30 June 2014
Personal details
Born (1954-04-14) 14 April 1954 (age 70)
Konice, Czechoslovakia
Political partyKDU-ČSL (1990–2012)
Alma materVSB – 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

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  • 1978: Master's degree in mining (VŠB Technical University of Ostrava)

Career

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  • 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

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Němec, Jan (8 February 2012). "Rána pro lidovce, známý europoslanec Březina je opouští". Aktuálně (in Czech). Retrieved 13 June 2012.
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