Jaroslav Zvěřina (born 18 December 1942 in

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) is a

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and former

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with the Civic Democratic Party, part of the

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and sits on the

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. He was also a candidate in the European Parliament election in 2009, but was not reelected. He is a substitute for the

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and a vice-chair of the Delegation for Relations with Japan.

Education

* 1965: Doctor of Medicine (Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Hradec Králové) * 1990: holder of the postgraduate qualification 'Candidate of Sciences' and senior lecturer (First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague)

Career

* 1965–1969: Doctor * 1969–1977: Specialised doctor * 1977–1992: Research fellow * since 1989: Head of the Institute of Sexology of the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague * since 1994: Chairman of the Tábor district association of ODS (Civic Democratic Party) * since 1994: Member of Tábor Town Council * 1998: Vice-Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic

* 1998–2002: Chairman of the Committee for European Integration of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic

* 2002–2004: Vice-Chairman of the Committee for European Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic

* since 1990: Chairman of the Sexological Society of the Czech Medical Association * since 2001: Member of the supervisory board of the benevolent society 'Česká hlava'

Cooperation

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