Jan Březina (born 14 April 1954 in

Konice Konice (; german: Konitz) is a town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,700 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Čunín, Křemenec, Ladín, Nová Dědina and Runářov are administrative par ...

) is a

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and

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with

KDU-ČSL KDU-ČSL (In Czech, the initials of the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party; cs, Křesťanská a demokratická unie – Československá strana lidová), often shortened to ('the populars') is a Christian-democrati ...

, part of the European People's Party and sits on the

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. He was elected for

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, but left the party in February 2012. He is a substitute for the

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and a member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe.

Education

* 1978: Master's degree in

mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic ...

(VŠB Technical University of Ostrava)

Career

* since 1990: Member of KDU-ČSL (Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party) * since 1995: Member of a district committee of KDU-ČSL * since 2000: Member of the board of KDU-ČSL * since 2000: Member of the KDU-ČSL national conference * since 2000: Member of the KDU-ČSL national committee * 1995-1997: Deputy

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...

Uničov Uničov (; german: Mährisch Neustadt) is a town in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Admin ...

* 1997-2000: Chief Executive of Olomouc District Office * 2000-2004: Member of the Regional Assembly of the

Olomouc Region Olomouc Region ( cs, Olomoucký kraj; , ; pl, Kraj ołomuniecki) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia (''Morava'') and in a small part of t ...

and President of the Olomouc Region * 2000-2004: Joint Committee with the EU

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* 2004: Member of the

* since 1998: Participated in the drafting of the Czech Republic's strategy papers

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* * * MEPs for the Czech Republic 2004–2009 MEPs for the Czech Republic 2009–2014 KDU-ČSL MEPs 1954 births Living people People from Konice Technical University of Ostrava alumni {{CzechRepublic-MEP-stub

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