About me
I was born in Moravian Slovakia, but I grew up in a village called Velké Karlovice, which is close to Slovakian borders. Although my studies and work took me to different parts of the world, I still have my roots there. I graduated from the Prague University of Economics and Business and from the École Nationale d'Administration in France, which is focused on public administration. In my studies, I focused on international relations and the European Union, and I’ve pursued this focus in my professional career.
I have spent my career in public administration, whether at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Office of the Government, and the Czech Embassy in Canada or the Ministry of Defence. Most recently, I have served as an assistant and advisor to the Czech delegation of the ANO political party in the European Parliament until I was elected to the European Parliament as a non-party member of ANO in 2019.
Resume
MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT (RENEW EUROPE GROUP)
July 2019 - present
POLITICAL ADVISOR, ASSISTANT TO THE MEP
European Parliament, May 2013 - June 2019
HEAD OF THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENCE, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN DEFENCE AGENCY
Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic, Prague and Brussels, November 2010 - September 2015
SECTION FOR THE CZECH PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, Prague, April 2007 - June 2009
SECTION FOR ECONOMIC RELATIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE COUNCIL
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Prague and Ottawa, February 2003 - October 2010
Education
ÉCOLE NATIONALE D’ADMINISTRATION, ŠTRASBURK/PAŘÍŽ
2004 – 2006, mezinárodní program v oblasti managementu veřejné správy, regionálního rozvoje a programů EU
ÉCOLE NATIONALE D'ADMINISTRATION, STRASBOURG/PARIS
2004 - 2006, international program in public administration management, regional development and EU programs
VYSOKÁ ŠKOLA EKONOMICKÁ V PRAZE, FAKULTA MEZINÁRODNÍCH VZTAHŮ
2001 – 2004, titul Ing., mezinárodní politika, diplomacie a komerční jazyky
PRAGUE UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS, FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
2001 - 2004, Ing. (MSc equiv.) International politics, diplomacy and commercial languages
UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN, BELGIUM
2002, exchange programme in Business and administration
UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS IN PRAGUE, FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
1998 - 2001, Bc. (BS equiv.), International Business
Languages spoken
Czech, English, French, Italian, Spanish
Contact me
I will be happy to answer your questions and comments. I am also interested in suggestions on how I can help you through my work in the European Parliament.
