Libor Rouček (born 4 September 1954 in

Kladno Kladno (; german: Kladen) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 67,000 inhabitants. It is the largest city in the region and together with its adjacent suburban areas has a population of more than 110,000. ...

) is a

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and

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with the

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, part of the

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and sits on the

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's Committee on Foreign Affairs. He is a substitute for the

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)

Career

* 1988-1991: Editor * 1991-1992: Research fellow * 1993-1997: Market research specialist * 1998-2002: Government spokesman * 2002-2004: Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic

* 2002-2004: Vice-Chairman of the Committee for European Integration * 2002-2004: Vice-Chairman of the Committee for Foreign Affairs * 2003-2004: Head of the ČSSD observers' delegation to the

* 2003-2004: Vice-Chairman of the ČSSD Club of Deputies * since 2003: Vice-Chairman of ČSSD (Czech Social Democratic Party) for the Central Bohemian Region

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* * 1954 births Living people Politicians from Kladno Czech Social Democratic Party MEPs MEPs for the Czech Republic 2004–2009 MEPs for the Czech Republic 2009–2014 University of Vienna alumni {{CzechRepublic-MEP-stub

Career

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