Jan Březina (born 14 April 1954) is a

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and

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with

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, part of the

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and sits on the

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. He was elected for Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party, 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 Resource extraction, extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agriculture, agricultural processes, or feasib ...

(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

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Uničov Uničov (; ) 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 as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monu ...

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

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

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