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Michaela Šojdrová

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Michaela Šojdrová
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1 July 2014 – 15 July 2024
ConstituencyCzech Republic
1st Vice-Chairman of KDU-ČSL
In office
30 May 2009 – 20 November 2010
Preceded byRoman Línek
Succeeded byPetr Šilar
Personal details
Born
Michaela Nováková

(1963-10-28) 28 October 1963 (age 61)
Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
(now Zlín, Czech Republic)
Political party Czech Republic
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party
 European Union
European People's Party
SpouseLudvík Šojdr
Children2
Alma materMendel University in Brno
Websitewww.sojdrova.cz

Michaela Šojdrová (born 28 October 1963) is a Czech politician who had served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from July 2014 to July 2024. She is a member of the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party, part of the European People's Party.[1]

Career

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Prior to entering politics, Šojdrová worked at the head office of the Czech School Inspection. She was also employed in various other education administrative roles.[citation needed]

Šojdrová has been a Member of the European Parliament since the 2014 elections. She has since been serving on the Committee on Culture and Education, serving as coordinator of the European People's Party group.[2] From 2014 until 2019, she was also a member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Since her election, her work has focused on women's rights and gender equality.[3]

Apart from her committee assignments, Šojdrová is part of the Parliament's delegations to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee, the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee as well as to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.[4] She is also part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability.[5]

Parliamentary service

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  • Vice-chair, Committee on Culture and Education (2014-2017)
  • Member, Committee on Culture and Education (2014-)
  • Member, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (2014-)
  • Member, Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2014-)

References

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  1. ^ "Home | MEPs | European Parliament". European Parliament. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ de La Baume, Maïa; Kayali, Laura (7 October 2019). "Conservatives keep pressure on French Commission pick Sylvie Goulard". Politico Europe. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Michaela Šojdrová". Believe in People. European's People Party. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Michaela Šojdrová". European Parliament. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Members of the Disability Intergroup". European Disability Forum. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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