Petr Gandalovič

Petr Gandalovič (born 15 August 1964) is a Czech politician and one of the founding members of the Civic Democratic Party. He served as the Czech ambassador to the United States from 2011 to 2017.

Petr Gandalovič
Czech Republic Ambassador
to the United States
In office
7 July 2011  16 January 2017
PresidentVáclav Klaus
Miloš Zeman
Preceded byPetr Kolář
Succeeded byHynek Kmoníček
Minister of Agriculture
In office
9 January 2007  8 May 2009
Prime MinisterMirek Topolánek
Preceded byMilena Vicenová
Succeeded byJakub Šebesta
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
3 June 2006  1 March 2011
Personal details
Born (1964-08-15) August 15, 1964
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Political partyODS

Education

1978–1982 Secondary School in Ústí nad Labem
1982–1987 School of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague

Career

1987–1990: Teacher, Secondary School in Ústí nad Labem
1990–1992: Member of the Federal Assembly
1992–1994: Deputy Minister of Environment
1994–1997: Adviser to Minister of Foreign Affairs
1997–2002: Consul General of the Czech Republic in New York City
2002–2006: Mayor of Ústí nad Labem
2006 - 2007: Minister for Regional Development
2007 - 2009: Minister of Agriculture
2011–present: Ambassador of Czech Republic to the United States

Political career

1989: One of the founder members of the Civic Forum
1991: One of the founder members of the Civic Democratic Party
2002: Elected as Mayor of Ústí nad Labem
2006: Vice-chairman of the Civic Democratic Party

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