Michaela Šojdrová
Michaela Šojdrová (born 28 October 1963) is a Czech politician, currently serving as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) representing Czech Republic since July 2014. She is a member of the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party, part of the European People's Party.[1]
Michaela Šojdrová | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 1 July 2014 | |
Constituency | Czech Republic |
Personal details | |
Born | Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia (now Zlín, Czech Republic) | 28 October 1963
Political party | Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party European People's Party |
Career
Prior to entering politics Šojdrová worked at the head office of the Czech School Inspection. She was also employed in various other education administrative roles.
Šojdrová has been a Member of the European Parliament since the 2014 elections. She has since been serving on the Committee on Culture and Education, where she is the EPP group’s coordinator.[2] From 2014 until 2019, she was also a member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Since her election, her work has focused on women's rights and gender equality.[3]
In addition to her committee assignments, Šojdrová is part of the Parliament’s delegations to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee, the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee as well as to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.[4]
Parliamentary service
- Vice-chair, Committee on Culture and Education (2014-2017)
- Member, Committee on Culture and Education (2014-)
- Member, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (2014-)
- Member, Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2014-)
References
- "Home | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- Maïa de La Baume and Laura Kayali (October 7, 2019), Conservatives keep pressure on French Commission pick Sylvie Goulard Politico Europe.
- "European People's Party | Michaela Šojdrová". believeinpeople.epp.eu. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- Michaela Šojdrová European Parliament.