Jaroslav Zvěřina

Jaroslav Zvěřina
Born	18 December 1942  Třebíč
Occupation	Physician, politician, psychiatrist, sexologist
Employer	First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University
Website	http://www.zverina.cz
Position held	Member of the European Parliament (2004–2009), deputy chairperson (Chamber of Deputies Caucus of the Civic Democratic Party, 1998–1999), Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (1996–1998), Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (1998–2002), Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (2002–2004)

Jaroslav Zvěřina (born 18 December 1942 in Třebíč) is a Czech politician and former Member of the European Parliament with the Civic Democratic Party, part of the European Democrats and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs. He was candidate also in European Parliament election in 2009, but he was not reelected.

He is a substitute for the Committee on Culture and Education and a vice-chair of the Delegation for relations with Japan.

Education

• 1965: Doctor of Medicine (Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Hradec Králové)
• 1990: holder of the postgraduate qualification 'Candidate of Sciences' and senior lecturer (First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague)

Career

• 1965–1969: Doctor
• 1969–1977: Specialised doctor
• 1977–1992: Research fellow
• since 1989: Head of the Institute of Sexology of the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague
• since 1994: Chairman of the Tábor district association of ODS (Civic Democratic Party)
• since 1994: Member of Tábor Town Council
• 1998: Vice-Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic[1]
• 1998–2002: Chairman of the Committee for European Integration of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic[2]
• 2002–2004: Vice-Chairman of the Committee for European Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic[3]
• since 1990: Chairman of the Sexological Society of the Czech Medical Association
• since 2001: Member of the supervisory board of the benevolent society 'Česká hlava'

Cooperation

• Konrad Adenauer Foundation

See also

• 2004 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic

External links

• Official website
• Personal profile of Jaroslav Zvěřina in the European Parliament's database of members
• Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Czech)