Edvard Kožušník
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Edvard Kožušník is a Czech
Czech people
Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...

 politician
Politician
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. He serves as Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
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 and is the former Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff
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 to the President of the Senate Přemysl Sobotka
Premysl Sobotka
Přemysl Sobotka is a Czech physician and politician. He was a President of the Senate and ceremonially the second highest representative of the country.-Early life:...

. He was a Civic Democratic Party candidate for European Parliament election
European Parliament election, 2009
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 in 2009 and received the seventh largest number of preference votes in the party.

Education

Kožušník is a graduate of a high school
High school
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 and is currently studying at a university
University
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Personal life

He is fluent in Spanish
Spanish language
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, English
English language
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, German
German language
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, Russian
Russian language
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 and Bulgarian
Bulgarian language
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. His wife is Spanish
Spain
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 and they've two children. His hobby is beach tennis
Beach tennis
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Political career

Kožušník was one of the key people in charge of launching one of the first Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 governmental think-tank eStat.cz. Nowadays, he's begun a campaign for abolishing concessionary fees in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

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