Tomáš Jan Podivínský  

Born on: 21st November 1969, Vyškov na Moravě, Czech Republic 

EDUCATION

1984 - 1988 Unesco High School, Brno 
1988-1992 Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague, Journalism, specialization press and computer science 
1992 Master of Journalism, Diploma thesis "Theological texts in samizdat" 
2004 Diplomatic Academy Prague  

CAREER HISTORY 

1985 - 1992 Internships in newspaper and magazine publishers 
1989 - 1990 One of the leaders of the student movement, press secretary,  representative for German-speaking countries 
1992 Graphical editor, newspaper Rovnost 
1993 – 1994 Export Manager, Air-conditioning Company Janka, Prague 
1995 – 1996 Export Manager, Trading Company Janka Final, Prague, big investments contracts and projects in Germany 
1996 Advisor to the Head of Department of Trade and Information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prague 
1997 - 2003 Secretary of the Commercial Section of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Vienna, Press Officer of the Embassy, cross-border cooperation, personal secretary to the Ambassador Jiří Gruša, bilateral conflict topic Nuclear Power Plant Temelín 
2003 - 2005 Head of the Minister´s Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prague 
2005 - 2009 Consul general of the Czech Republic in Dresden, Germany 
2010 – up to now Member of Rotary International 
2010 Program Manager of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prague 
2011 - 2012 State Environmental Fund of the Czech Republic, Deputy Director, Green Savings Program (the biggest civil program of the Czech Republic, volume about 1 billion EUR) 
2012 - 2013 Deputy Minister of Environment 
2013 - 2014 Minister of Environment of the Czech Republic 
2013 - 2014 Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic 
2014 – up to now Member of the Czech-Israeli Chamber of Commerce 
2014-2020 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Germany 
2021 Deputy Minister of Justice 
2021 – 2023 Foreign Advisor, Czechoslovak Group a.s. and CE Industries a.s., biggest Czech defence and machinery industry groups 
2022 – 2023 President of Rotary Club Praha, District 2240 
2023 – 2024 Foreign Advisor ČEZ a.s., biggest Czech energy produce and business group  
2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Swiss Confederation and to the Principality of Liechtenstein 


LANGUAGES  

German – second mother language  
English 
Russian, Croatian - communicative 

Medals and Awards

Merit-medal of the Free State of Saxony 
Paul Harris Order, Rotary International