She was appointed the Minister of Defence on 9 January 2007, and the same day Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Mirek Topolanek introduced her into the office.
JUDr. Vlasta Parkanova
Biography:
Marital status: married
Spouse: Zdenek Parkan
Nationality: Czech
Date of Birth: November 21, 1951
Place of Birth: Prague
Academic background:
1970 Grammar school, Tabor
1970 - 1975 Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague
1988 Doctorate viva voce examination, Faculty of Law, Charles University Prague, won JUDr. degree
Languages:
- English, Russian
Career:
- 1975 - 1990 Company lawyer with agricultural organisations
- 1989 Co-founder of the Civic Forum in Tabor
- 1990 - 1992 Deputy in the Federal Assembly, member of the Military and Security Committee, Mandates and Privileges Committee, member of the Commission for supervision over withdrawal of Soviet troops
- 1992 - 1997 Director of Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of the Interior
- 1997 - 1998 Minister of Justice of the Czech Republic
- 1998 - now Deputy for the Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People’s Party (KDU-CSL), Chairman of the KDU-CSL party caucus following Parliamentary elections in 2006
- 1998 - 2002 Deputy Chairwoman of the Committee for Defence and Security
- 2002 - 2004 Chairwoman of the Czech delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly
- 2003 - 2006 Chairwoman of the Constitution and Law Committee
- from June 2006 Deputy Chairwoman of Defence Committee, Deputy Chairwoman of the Constitution and Legal Committee
- 9 Jan 2007 appointed Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic
Party membership:
December 1991 - February 1998 ODA (Civic Democratic Alliance)
August 2001 - present KDU-CSL
Children:
one daughter
Hobbies:
music, literature, travelling, animals
Posted: January 10, 2007