Pavel Svoboda

This article is about the Czech politician. For the Czech organist, see Pavel Svoboda (organist).

Pavel Svoboda (born 9 April 1962) is a Czech politician and lawyer and from 2014 to 2019 a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Czech Republic for European People's Party representing KDU-ČSL.

Pavel Svoboda
Chair of the European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee
In office 7 July 2014 – 1 July 2019
Preceded by	Klaus-Heiner Lehne
Minister without Portfolio Chairman of the Legislative Council
In office 23 January 2009 – 8 May 2009
Prime Minister	Mirek Topolánek
Preceded by	Cyril Svoboda
Succeeded by	Daniela Kovářová
Member of the European Parliament
In office 1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019
Constituency	Czech Republic
Personal details
Born	Pavel Svoboda (1962-04-09) 9 April 1962 (age 63) Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Political party	Czech: KDU-ČSL EU: European People's Party (EPP)
Alma mater	Charles University Université Sciences Sociales in Toulouse

Early life and education

Svoboda was born in Prague and studied Law Faculty at Charles University. He also holds a D.E.A. degree from Université Sciences Sociales in Toulouse.

Career

From 2007 to 2009, Svoboda was an Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Council of Europe.

From 23 January 2009 to 8 May 2009, Svoboda was minister without portfolio^[1] and chairman of the Government's Legislative Council. In 2009, he was on the Czech government’s shortlist for the role of European Commissioner.^[2]

In May 2014 Svoboda was elected Member of the European Parliament for KDU-ČSL, part of European Peoples Party. Subsequently he was elected Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI).^[3] He is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime)^[4]