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Name
  
Petr Duchon

Role
  
Czech Politician


Petr Duchoň (born 6 September 1956 in Brno) is a Czech politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Civic Democratic Party, part of the European Democrats and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control and its Committee on Transport and Tourism.

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He is a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and a member of the Delegation for Relations with the United States. Eisenhower Fellowships selected Petr Duchoň in 2001 to represent the Czech Republic.

Education

  • Studied physics at Masaryk University (Brno)
  • Completed postgraduate studies in vacuum technology at the Czech Technical University, Prague, and a period of study in Heidelberg

    • Career

  • Electron lithography research engineer, coherent electron beam source designer
  • Began political career as Deputy Mayor of the metropolitan district of Brno Bystrc
  • Was later elected to the city council representing ODS (Civic Democratic Party)
  • 1998-2004: Lord Mayor of Brno
  • Participation in a number of study visits concerning local autonomous authorities
  • Fellow of the Eisenhower Foundation

    • See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Czech Republic)

    References

    Petr Duchoň Wikipedia
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