Daniela Filipiová (born 9 August 1957) is a

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architect and politician. She served as

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for the Czech Republic from 23 January 2009 to 8 May 2009. A member of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) Filipiová was a Senator representing

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. Filipiová graduated from the Czech Technical University in Prague in 1983 with a degree in architecture. She married and had a daughter, but was bothered by persistent back problems. In 1986 she underwent

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surgery which left her paralyzed from the waist down. Nonetheless, she continued her career, remarried and had a second daughter. Filipiová is the author of several books: ''Život bez bariér'' (''Life Without Barriers''), ''Tvorba bezbariérové prostředí'' (''Creating a barrier-free environment'') and ''Projektujeme bez bariér'' (''Designing without Barriers'').

Minister of Health

On 23 January 2009, she assumed the position of Minister of Health under Prime Minister

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replacing

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. No new policy changes were made under her administration, but she sought to negotiate to get as much of the Julínek reforms through as possible. She officially resigned on 26 March 2009 when the government of PM Topolánek fell, but continued to serve in the caretaker government until 8 May 2009 when the government of Prime Minister Jan Fischer took office and Dana Jurásková became the Minister of Health.

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External links

Daniela Filipiová personal website

Official biography
Úřadu vlády České republiky (Czech Government Office) 1957 births Health ministers of the Czech Republic Living people Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) Senators Czech Technical University in Prague alumni Women government ministers of the Czech Republic Politicians from Prague Czech people with disabilities 21st-century Czech women politicians Wheelchair users {{CzechRepublic-politician-stub