Miroslav Poche (born 3 June 1978) is a

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politician and economist. He has been a

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for the

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from 2014 till 2019. He is a member of the

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Early career

From 2009 until 2010, Poche served as adviser in the cabinet of

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Member of the European Parliament, 2014–2019

Since joining the European Parliament, Poche has been serving on the

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. In addition to his committee assignments, he has been a member of the Parliament's delegations for relations with

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and to the

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. He also represented the European Parliament in the OSCE/ODIHR international observation mission for the

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.EP delegation to observe parliamentary elections in Moldova

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, press release of 22 February 2019.

Later career

In Second Cabinet of Andrej Babiš, sworn in in June 2018, Miroslav Poche was originally nominated to be

, but President

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's refused to swear him in and

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was made acting foreign minister.

References

Living people 1978 births MEPs for the Czech Republic 2014–2019 Czech Social Democratic Party MEPs Charles University alumni People from Chlumec nad Cidlinou 20th-century Czech economists 21st-century Czech economists Czech University of Life Sciences Prague alumni {{CzechRepublic-MEP-stub