Michaela Šojdrová (born 28 October 1963) is a Czech politician who has been serving as

Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...

(MEP) since July 2014. She is a member of the

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, part of the

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Career

Prior to entering politics Šojdrová worked at the head office of the Czech School Inspection. She was also employed in various other education administrative roles. Šojdrová has been a

since the

2014 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2014. * 2014 United Nations Security Council election 16 October 2014 Africa * 2014 Algerian presidential election 17 April 2014 * 2014 Botswana general election 24 October 2014 * 2014 Comorian presi ...

. She has since been serving on the

Committee on Culture and Education The Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) is a committee of the European Parliament. Responsibilities of the Committee This committee has focused on the well-being of all members of the human race and the increased opportunities for educat ...

, where she is the

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’s coordinator. From 2014 until 2019, she was also a member of the

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality The Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) is a committee of the European Parliament. Membership Chair Vice Chairs *Eugenia Rodríguez Palop * Sylwia Spurek * Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi *Robert Biedroń Members *Regina Bastos ...

. Since her election, her work has focused on women's rights and gender equality. In addition to her committee assignments, Šojdrová is part of the Parliament's delegations to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee, the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee as well as to the

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. She is also part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability.Members of the Disability Intergroup - EPP
European Disability Forum.

Parliamentary service

*Vice-chair, Committee on Culture and Education (2014-2017) *Member, Committee on Culture and Education (2014-) *Member, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (2014-) *Member, Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2014-)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Šojdrová, Michaela Living people 1963 births KDU-ČSL MEPs Czech feminists Women MEPs for the Czech Republic MEPs for the Czech Republic 2014–2019 Politicians from Zlín MEPs for the Czech Republic 2019–2024 Mendel University Brno alumni