Michaela Šojdrová
Michaela Šojdrová | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 1 July 2014 – 15 July 2024 | |
Constituency | Czech Republic |
Personal details | |
Born | Michaela Nováková 28 October 1963 Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia (now Zlín, Czech Republic) |
Political party | Czech Republic Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party European Union European People's Party |
Spouse | Ludvík Šojdr |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Mendel University in Brno |
Website | sojdrova.cz |
Michaela Šojdrová (born 28 October 1963) is a Czech politician who had served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from July 2014 to July 2024. She is a member of the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party, part of the European People's Party.[1]
Career
[edit]Prior to entering politics Šojdrová worked at the head office of the Czech School Inspection. She was also employed in various other education administrative roles.
Šojdrová has been a Member of the European Parliament since the 2014 elections. She has since been serving on the Committee on Culture and Education, where she is the EPP group’s coordinator.[2] From 2014 until 2019, she was also a member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Since her election, her work has focused on women's rights and gender equality.[3]
In addition to her committee assignments, Šojdrová is part of the Parliament's delegations to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee, the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee as well as to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.[4] She is also part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability.[5]
Parliamentary service
[edit]- Vice-chair, Committee on Culture and Education (2014-2017)
- Member, Committee on Culture and Education (2014-)
- Member, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (2014-)
- Member, Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2014-)
References
[edit]- ^ "Home | MEPs | European Parliament". European Parliament. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ Maïa de La Baume and Laura Kayali (October 7, 2019), Conservatives keep pressure on French Commission pick Sylvie Goulard Politico Europe.
- ^ "European People's Party | Michaela Šojdrová". believeinpeople.epp.eu. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ Michaela Šojdrová European Parliament.
- ^ Members of the Disability Intergroup - EPP European Disability Forum.