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| Juraj Chmiel | |
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| Minister for European Affairs | |
| In office 30 November 2009 – 13 July 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan Fischer |
| Preceded by | Štefan Füle |
| Succeeded by | Mikuláš Bek (2021) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1960-08-16) 16 August 1960 (age 64) Budapest, Hungary |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
| Profession | diplomat |
Juraj (Jura) Chmiel (born 16 August 1960) is a Czech diplomat. He served as the nation's Minister for European Affairs.
Early life
Chmiel was born in Budapest but studied in Bratislava and later graduated from the Charles University in Prague. He's married and actively speaks English and Hungarian, in addition to Czech and Slovak.
Diplomatic career
He entered the diplomatic corps in 1992 and held several positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was specialised in Africa at that time. Chmiel served as the nation's Ambassador to Nigeria from 1996 to 2003 and Australia from 2008 to 2009. From September 2014 to June 2019 he served as Czech Republic Ambassador to Hungary. In June 2019, he took post of Ambassador to Slovenia till 2023. From October 2023 till July 2024 he was posted in the headquarters of MFA in Prague. At present he works as Czech Ambassador to the State of Kuwait.
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Minister for European Affairs
Chmiel was nominated to the position by the Civic Democratic Party after the government approved his predecessor's nomination for the European Commission.
References
- "Czech upper house backs tougher requirements to EU petitions". CTK news agency via BBC. March 18, 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
Czech EU Affairs Minister Juraj Chmiel said in the Senate today ...
- "Ambassador Juraj CHMIEL | Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ljubljana". mzv.cz. 2021-01-28. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
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| Ministers for European Affairs of the Czech Republic | ||
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| Cabinet of Prime Minister Jan Fischer (2009–2010) | ||
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| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs |  | |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Defence | ||
| Minister of Finance | ||
| Minister for European Affairs | ||
| Minister of Interior | ||
| Minister of Industry and Trade | ||
| Minister of Justice Chairperson of the Government Legislative Council | ||
| Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | ||
| Minister of Transportation | ||
| Minister of Agriculture | ||
| Minister of Health | ||
| Minister of Education | ||
| Minister of Environment | ||
| Minister of Culture | ||
| Minister for Regional Development | ||
| Minister without Portfolio Chairman of the Legislative Council | ||
| Minister for Human Rights | ||
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- Living people
- Ambassadors of the Czech Republic to Australia
- Ambassadors of the Czech Republic to Hungary
- Ambassadors of the Czech Republic to Nigeria
- Ambassadors of the Czech Republic to Slovenia
- Charles University alumni
- Diplomats from Bratislava
- Government ministers of the Czech Republic
- Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) Government ministers