1974

Master Degree at the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Charles University of Prague

1976

PhD. in History and Prehistory, Charles University of Prague

Since 2004

Member of the European Commission

2002

Prime Minister of the Czech Republic 

2001

Chairman of the Czech Democratic Party (CSSD)

1998 

First Deputy Prime Minister

Minister of Labour and Social Affairs

1997 

Vice-Chairman of the CSSD

1996

Member of the Czech Parliament Chamber of Deputies for the CSSD

Chairman of the Social Policy and Health Care Committee of the Chamber

1991

Director of Regional Employment Authority in Jindřichův Hradec

1990

Vice-Chairman of Regional Public Authority in Jindřichův Hradec

1976-1989

In fact, a respectable person did not make a special career in my country at that time. So, following my studies I occupied different positions in different sectors very often just as a worker:

• saw-mill worker
• scene-shifter
• dairy industry worker
• archaeologist
• public administrator in nature protection and environment
• construction worker
• public administrator in culture heritage preservation