Pavel Zářecký is a Czech

Czech Republic

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 politician

Politician

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 and lawyer

Lawyer

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. He's the former Chairman of the Legislative Council.

Early life

Zářecký is a graduate of the Charles' University in Prague

Prague

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. He's married and has one daughter

Daughter

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. In 1966-1969 he was a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia

Communist Party of Czechoslovakia

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.

Chairman of the Legislative Council

He is very close to the Social Democratic Party

CSSD

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 and served in the cabinet

Jirí Paroubek's Cabinet

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 of then-Prime Minister Jiří Paroubek

Jirí Paroubek

Jiří Paroubek is a Czech politician, who served as the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from 25 April 2005 to 16 August 2006. He was also Chairman of the Czech Social Democratic Party , but resigned from his position immediately after the result of the 2010 Legislative Election was announced...

in the same position he had held since 30 November 2009.