Jiří Kozák
20.12.2021 / 14:05 | Aktualizováno: 18.10.2023 / 15:58
Jiří Kozák
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
Born 08/19/1976 in Pilsen
Education
2008 Graduated from Political Sciences at Faculty of Social Sciences of the Charles University in Prague (master´s degree) (www.cuni.cz)
Professional Experience
2021 – present First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
2019 – 2021 Program Manager and Secretary of the Foreign Affairs Policy team of Civic Democratic Party (ODS), Member of Election Campaign Team of the SPOLU coalition
2011 – 2019 Lecturer, CEVRO Institute (www.cevroinstitut.cz)
2009 – 2019 Director, CEVRO
2007 – 2019 Member of the Steering Committee of European Network of Political Foundations (www.enop.eu)
2004 – 2009 Program Manager, CEVRO
2004 – 2012 Advisor to the Chairman of the Committee for European Affairs of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
Jiří Kozák organized numerous projects of political education and democracy assistance in the Czech Republic as well as abroad. He lectured in many countries on human rights, political education and building of political parties and systems. He is the author and co-editor of The Memory of Nations - Democratic Transition Guide, one of the largest comparative studies of democratic transitions in 13 countries.
He and his wife Iveta have two children and live in Říčany, Czech Republic.
Language skills: English, basics of French, Russian, and Spanish