Cyril Svoboda

Cyril Svoboda (born 25 November 1956) is a Czech politician, who was leader of the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU–ČSL) in 2001–2003 and 2009–2010, and a member of the Chamber of Deputies in 1998–2010. During his political career he held several ministerial positions, including Deputy Prime Minister (July 2002 – August 2004) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (July 2002–September 2006). He founded the Diplomatic Academy in Prague in 2011 and is currently lecturing at several universities in Prague.

The Honourable
Cyril Svoboda
Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
In office
15 July 2002 – 4 August 2004
Prime MinisterVladimír Špidla
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
15 July 2002 – 16 August 2006
Prime MinisterVladimír Špidla
Stanislav Gross
Jiří Paroubek
Preceded byJan Kavan
Succeeded byAlexandr Vondra
Leader of KDU-ČSL
In office
30 May 2009 – 29 May 2010
Preceded byJiří Čunek
Succeeded byPavel Bělobrádek
In office
26 May 2001 – 8 November 2003
Preceded byJan Kasal
Succeeded byMiroslav Kalousek
Minister of Regional Development
In office
23 January 2009 – 8 May 2009
Prime MinisterMirek Topolánek
Preceded byJiří Čunek
Succeeded byRostislav Vondruška
Minister without Portfolio
Chairman of the Legislative Council
In office
9 January 2007 – 23 January 2009
Prime MinisterMirek Topolánek
Preceded byJiří Pospíšil
Succeeded byPavel Svoboda
Minister of Interior
In office
2 January 1998 – 22 July 1998
Prime MinisterJosef Tošovský
Preceded byJindřich Vodička
Succeeded byVáclav Grulich
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
20 June 1998 – 3 June 2010
Personal details
Born (1956-11-25) 25 November 1956
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Political partyKDU-ČSL
Alma materCharles University
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