Pavel Svoboda
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Biography
Pavel Svoboda (born 9 April 1962) is a Czech politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Czech Republic.
Early life and education
Svoboda was born in Prague and studied Law Faculty at Charles University. He holds also a D.E.A. degree from Université Sciences Sociales in Toulouse.
Career
From 2007 to 2009, Svoboda was an Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Council of Europe.
From 23 January 2009 to 8 May 2009, Svoboda was minister without portfolio and chairman of the Government's Legislative Council. In 2009, he was on the Czech government’s shortlist for the role of European Commissioner.
In May 2014 Svoboda was elected Member of the European Parliament for KDU-ČSL, part of European Peoples Party. Subsequently he was elected Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI). He is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime)