Richard Falbr

Richard Falbr (born on 29 September 1940 in Chester) is a Czech politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Czech Social Democratic Party, part of the Socialist Group and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Contents

• MEP Richard Falbr at meeting in European Parliament in support of Camp Ashraf Brussels 20101201
• Education
• Career
• References

He is a substitute for the Committee on Regional Development, a member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with Mercosur.

Education

1969: Doctor of Jurisprudence (Law Faculty of Charles University, Prague

Career

1959–1963: Foreign-language correspondent

1963–1969: staff of communist secret police – language teacher

1970–1989: Trade union lawyer

1989–1990: Lawyer

1990–1994: Vice-Chairman of the Czech and Slovak Confederation of Trade Unions

1990–1998: Chairman of the Bohemian-Moravian Service Workers' Trade Union

1991–1992: Vice-Chairman of ČSSD (Czech Social Democratic Party)

1992–2002: Member of the administration of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions

1993–2002: Member of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation

1994–2002: Chairman of the Bohemian-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions

1995–2002: Member of the administration of the Trade Union European Confederation

1996–2004: Member of the Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic

1996–2004: Senator

1998–2002: Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic

2002–2004: Member of the Committee on Mandate and Parliamentary Privilege of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic

2002–2004: Member of the Standing Senate Commission on the Constitution of the Czech Republic

2003–2004: Observer at the European Parliament

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