Ivan Langer (born 1 January 1967 in
Olomouc
Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019).
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) is a former Czech politician.
He has been a member of the
Civic Democratic Party (ODS) since 1991. From 1996 to 2010 he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies (in 1996-2006 a vice-chairman), serving as Minister of Informatics and Minister of the Interior.
Early life and education
Langer graduated from the Medical Faculty of
Palacky University in Olomouc and the Law Faculty at
Charles University in Prague.
Political career
In 1989 he was a student at
Palacky University, and a member of the State Student Strike Committee. He joined ODS in 1991. From 1996 to 2010 he was a member of the
Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, and from 1998 to 2006 he was a vice-chairman of the Chamber. From 2006 to 2007 he was the Minister of Informatics, and from 2006 to 2009 he was the Minister of the Interior.
As a politician Ivan Langer focused on public administration and drug policy, co-authoring the book ''Rational Drug Policy''.
Langer now serves as the chairman of the board of several institutions: the
CEVRO
CEVRO is a think-tank affiliated with the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), a political party in the Czech Republic. It was established in 1999 by Ivan Langer.
According to Ivan Langer, the main goal of CEVRO is to improve political culture, educati ...
think tank, which he founded, the private
CEVRO Institute, Safe Olomouc Foundation, the Olomouc Fortress Museum, the Policemen and Firemen Foundation, and Children's Road Safety Foundation. From 1999 he was a founding member of the Palacky University board. His term ended in 2013.
Personal life
Langer is married to Markéta Langerová. They have three children.
References
External links
Homepage
1967 births
Living people
Politicians from Olomouc
Interior ministers of the Czech Republic
Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) MPs
Palacký University Olomouc alumni
Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) Government ministers
Young Conservatives (Czech Republic) politicians
Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (1996–1998)
Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (1998–2002)
Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2002–2006)
Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2006–2010)
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