Zuzana Roithová (born 30 January 1953) is a

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politician and former

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. She was vice-chair of the European Parliament's

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, a substitute on the

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and a member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America. She was a candidate in Czech presidential election 2013. In the 1st round of the election held in January 2013, she placed 6th with 4,95% (255,045 votes). She didn't qualify for the second round. Having previously served as

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, Senator and as Chair of the

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in the Czech Republic, she is a signatory of the

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and a member of the

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Personal life

Roithová lives in

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in the

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Education

* 1978: Faculty of General Medicine,

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, Prague, Czech Republic. * 1997: Master of Business Administration,

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, UK. * Certificate of Professional Development i
Healthcare Management
(Executive Education), The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Decorations

* 1998: Charles University Jubilee Medal

Career

* 1979–1992: Hospital doctor * Head of Prague Faculty Hospital (1990–1998) and Chairwoman of the Czech Association of Hospitals * 1998: Minister of Health * 1998–2004: Senator * Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Health and Social Policy (2000–2002), member of the permanent delegation of the Czech Parliament to the

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* 2000–2002: Chairwoman of the International European Movement in the Czech Republic * 2001–2003: Deputy Chairwoman of KDU-ČSL (Christian Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party)

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