Přemysl Sobotka

Přemysl Sobotka

Přemysl Sobotka (born May 18, 1944 in Mladá Boleslav) is a Czech Republic politician. He is the current President of the Senate of the Czech Republic since 15 December 2004, and ceremonially the second highest representative of the country.

Early life

After the Nazi occupation during World War II his family moved to Liberec where he still lives and where his father was a respected and popular teacher.

Medical career

Sobotka graduated from the Faculty of Medicin of Charles University in 1968 as MUDr. and entered the surgical department of the Liberec Hospital, where he transferred to the X-ray department after two years. From 1991 to 1996 he was a senior consultant and Head of the Radiology Department.

Political career

His political career started in the Velvet Revolution in 1989. He was a member of the „for-all“ Civic Forum and joined the right-wing Civic Democratic Party after its foundation in 1991: he is a chairman of its Liberec regional organisation.

He served as Councillor of the City of Liberec from 1990 to 1998. He was elected member of the Senate for the constituency of Liberec for a shortened term of two years in the first Senate election held in 1996, and re-elected for two full six-year terms in 1998 and 2004. Fellow Senators elected him Vice President of that chamber many times. He was elected President of the Senate for a two-year term on December 15, 2004, and re-elected for another two year term in 2006.

Family life

He has two daughters from his first marriage, called Věra and Martina. He also has a stepson called Prokop from his second marriage. His wife, Radmila, worked as a nurse.

External links

* [http://www.premyslsobotka.cz/index.php?p=36 Personal website]
* [http://www.senat.cz/index-eng.php the Senate website]


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