Karel Schwarzenberg
|
Karel Schwarzenberg MP |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| 6th & 8th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
|
In office 13 July 2010 – 10 July 2013 |
|
| Prime Minister | Petr Nečas |
| Preceded by | Jan Kohout |
| Succeeded by | Jan Kohout |
|
In office 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009 |
|
| Prime Minister | Mirek Topolánek |
| Preceded by | Alexandr Vondra |
| Succeeded by | Jan Kohout |
| Leader of TOP 09 | |
|
In office 28 November 2009 – 29 November 2015 |
|
| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | Miroslav Kalousek |
| Senator from Prague 6 | |
|
In office 13 November 2004 – 29 May 2010 |
|
| Preceded by | Jan Ruml |
| Succeeded by | Petr Bratský |
| Chairman of Foreign Committee of the Chamber of Deputies | |
|
Assumed office 6 December 2013 |
|
| Preceded by | David Vodrážka |
| Member of Parliament for Prague | |
|
Assumed office 29 May 2010 |
|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 December 1937 Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Citizenship | Czech Republic, Switzerland |
| Political party |
ODA (1996–2007) TOP 09 (2009–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Therese Hardegg |
| Children | Johannes Anna Karl |
| Alma mater |
University of Vienna University of Graz University of Munich (all left prior Graduation) |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Signature |  |
Karel Schwarzenberg (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkarɛl ˈʃvartsn̩bɛrk] or Karel, Prince of Schwarzenberg, in Czech Karel Jan Nepomuk Josef Norbert Bedřich Antonín Vratislav Menas kníže ze Schwarzenbergu, in German Karl Johannes Nepomuk Josef Norbert Friedrich Antonius Wratislaw Menas Fürst zu Schwarzenberg), 12th Prince Schwarzenberg (First Majorat) and 7th Prince Schwarzenberg (Second Majorat), Duke of Krumlov (born 10 December 1937) is a Czech politician, former leader of TOP 09 party and its candidate for President of the Czech Republic in the 2013 election. Currently, Schwarzenberg serves as an MP for Prague and as Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Chamber of Deputies, lower house of the Czech Parliament.
Schwarzenberg served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic from July 2010 to 10 July 2013. Nominated originally by the Green Party, he was Foreign Minister already from 2007 to 2009. He served as Senator from Prague 6 from 2004 to 2010. In May 2010, he was elected Member of Parliament, gaining the largest number of preference votes. He was candidate for President of the Czech Republic in the 2013 presidential election, and qualified for the second round. He ultimately finished second, receiving 45.19% of the votes. Schwarzenberg is noted for his pro-European views.
...
Wikipedia