Věra Jourová
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| European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality | |
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Assumed office 1 November 2014 |
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| President | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Preceded by |
Martine Reicherts (Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship) Neven Mimica (Consumer Protection) |
| 15th Minister of Regional Development | |
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In office 29 January 2014 – 8 October 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Bohuslav Sobotka |
| Preceded by | František Lukl |
| Succeeded by | Karla Šlechtová |
| Member of Parliament for Vysočina Region | |
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In office 26 October 2013 – 21 October 2014 |
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| Personal details | |
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18 August 1964 Třebíč, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Political party | ANO 2011 |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
Věra Jourová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvjɛra 'jou̯rovaː]; born August 18, 1964, Třebíč, Czech Republic) is a Czech politician, businesswoman, and lawyer, who serves as the European Commissioner Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality as a part of the Juncker Commission since October 2014. Previously, she was the Czech Minister for Regional Development and Member of Parliament (MP) for Vysočina Region.
Jourová grew up in Třebíč, a small town in which her parents, a kindergarten teacher and caterer, ran a folk troupe. She studied cultural anthropology in Prague, while raising two children. Upon graduation, she returned to work in Třebíč’s local council.
Jourová served as secretary and spokesperson of the Municipal Office of Třebíč, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic, from 1995 until 2000 and as Head of the Department of Regional Development for the Vysočina Region from 2001 to 2003. She entered national politics when she was tapped to work as Deputy Head of the Ministry of Regional Development, where she led the European Integration Section until March 2006. Her responsibilities included leading the Czech team that negotiated EU funds with the European Commission and European Investment Bank as well as managing EU funds in the Czech Republic.
In October 2006, Jourová was accused of accepting a 2 million Kč bribe from Ladislav Péťa, mayor of Budišov, South Moravia, for securing EU subsidies to the reconstruction of the Budišov Chateau. Although she was fully exonerated, she spent more than a month in pre-trial detention, which "brought divorce and anguish to her family". Her prosecution was halted in mid-2008, when the police came forward and said that the bribery had never happened.
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