Ivo Strejček
is a Czech

Politics of the Czech Republic

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 politician

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 and
Member of the European Parliament

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 with the Civic Democratic Party,
part of the European Conservatives and Reformists

European Conservatives and Reformists

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 and sits on
the European Parliament

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's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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.

He is a substitute for the Committee on International Trade

Committee on International Trade

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 and a member of the
Delegation to the EU–Croatia

Croatia

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 Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Early life

Strejček was born in Nové Město na Moravě

Nové Mesto na Morave

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. He earned the degree of Doctor of Pedagogics from Purkyně University, Brno, and a Master's degree from Masaryk University, Brno.

Career

• 2002-2004: Teacher
  Teacher
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   (1986–1996
• 1998-2000: Owner of a small business
• since 1992: Member of ODS (Civic Democratic Party)
• 1998-2004: Chairman of the Žďár nad Sázavou local association of ODS
• since 2001: Member of the Jihlava regional council of ODS
• since 2002: Member of the ODS executive council
• 1998-2002: Member of Žďár nad Sázavou Town Council
• Member of Žďár nad Sázavou Town Board and member of Žďár nad Sázavou Town Council
• 2002-2004: Adviser to the Vice-Chairwoman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republichttp://www.psp.cz/cgi-bin/eng
• 1996-1997: Press spokesman of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
• 2002-2004: Adviser to the Vice-Chairwoman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republichttp://www.psp.cz/cgi-bin/eng for ODS

See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Czech Republic)

European Parliament election, 2004 (Czech Republic)

The European Parliament election of 2004 in the Czech Republic was the election of MEP representing Czech Republic constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election....

External links

• Civic Democratic Party (in English)