Jana Maláčová

Jana Maláčová (born 24 June 1981) is a Czech politician and member of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD).[1] In July 2018[2] she took up the post as the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs[2] in the Czech Republic in the Government[3] led by Andrej Babiš. Between March 2019[1] and December 2021 she was also deputy chairperson of the ČSSD.[1]

Jana Maláčová
Jana Maláčová in 2019
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
In office
30 July 2018 – 17 December 2021
Prime MinisterAndrej Babiš
Preceded byPetr Krčál
Succeeded byMarian Jurečka
Personal details
Born (1981-06-24) 24 June 1981
Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic)
Political partyČSSD
SpouseAleš Chmelař
Alma materGoethe University
London School of Economics (LSE)

She was a candidate in the December 2021 Czech Social Democratic Party leadership election.[4]

Life

Jana Maláčová was born 24 June 1981 in the town of Uherské Hradiště. is educated at Goethe University in Frankfurt DE,[2][5] and London School of Economics (LSE) in the UK.[2][5] After finishing her undergraduate studies in 2007, Maláčová worked for the Ministry of Regional Development. Between 2012 and 2014 she worked as the representative for the Senate of the Czech Republic to the European Parliament in Brussels and later served as communications director for the Czech Government on European Union issues. In June 2015, she was appointed the head of Family and Aging policy at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, before becoming Minister on 30 July 2018 following the resignation of Petr Krčál. She speaks Czech, German, and English.[6] Ms. Maláčová is married to Mr. Aleš Chmelař and has a son.[1]

References
  1. "Dipl.-Pol. Jana Maláčová MSc". cssd.cz. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. "Ministryně". mpsv.cz. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. "Členové vlády". vlada.cz. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  4. "Pražská ČSSD podpořila Janu Maláčovou na předsedkyni strany". parlamentnilisty.cz. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  5. "Jana Maláčová". vlada.cz. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  6. "Encyklopedie dějin města Uherské Hradiště". encyklopedie.mesto-uh.cz. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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