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Miroslav Poche

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Miroslav Poche
MEP
Member of the European Parliament for Czech Republic
In office
1 July 2014 – 23 May 2019
Personal details
Born3 June 1978 (1978-06-03) (age 46)
Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Czechoslovakia
NationalityCzech
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Children2
Alma materCzech University of Life Sciences Prague
Charles University

Miroslav Poche (born 3 June 1978) is a Czech politician and economist. He has been a Member of the European Parliament for the Czech Republic from 2014 till 2019. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party.[1][2]

Early career

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From 2009 until 2010, Poche served as adviser in the cabinet of Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Kohout.

Member of the European Parliament, 2014–2019

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Since joining the European Parliament, Poche has been serving on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. In addition to his committee assignments, he has been a member of the Parliament's delegations for relations with China and to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly. He also represented the European Parliament in the OSCE/ODIHR international observation mission for the 2019 Moldovan parliamentary election.[3]

Later career

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In Second Cabinet of Andrej Babiš, sworn in in June 2018, Miroslav Poche was originally nominated to be Minister of Foreign Affairs, but President Miloš Zeman's refused to swear him in[4] and Jan Hamáček was made acting foreign minister.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Miroslav POCHE". European Parliament. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  2. ^ "Kdo je Miroslav Poche, který způsobil pat ve vládě a Zeman ho nechce?". Lidové noviny (in Czech). Mafra. 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  3. ^ "EP delegation to observe parliamentary elections in Moldova" (Press release). European Parliament. 22 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Zeman doporučil členům ČSSD, aby podpořili koalici s ANO. Nechce Pocheho jako ministra zahraničí". Lidové noviny (in Czech). Mafra. Czech News Agency. 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  5. ^ "Hamáček nastoupil do čela diplomacie, Babiš jmenování nevysvětlil. Existenci druhého seznamu ministrů odmítli". Lidové noviny (in Czech). Mafra. Czech News Agency. 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2024-10-04.