RNDr. Alexandr Vondra
Defence Minister
Personal Details:
Born 17 August 1961.
Education:
Completed his geography studies at the Natural Sciences Faculty at Charles University.
Professional and Public Activity:
For several years he worked as a manager of the Asian collections of the Naprstek Museum, then as a programmer. Together with Jáchym Topol and Ivan Lamper he founded the samizdat magazine Revolver Revue. In 1987 he signed Charter 77.
He was a co-founder of the Civic Forum. From 1990 to 1992 he worked as a foreign policy advisor to President Václav Havel. From 1992 to 1997 he worked as the first deputy to the minister of foreign affairs. He became a negotiator during talks on the Czech-German Declaration. From 1997-2001 he served as the Czech ambassador to the United States. From 2001 to 2002 he was the government envoy for preparations for the NATO summit in Prague. From September 2006 to January 2007 he was the minister of foreign affairs in the first Topolánek government. In October 2006 he was elected as a senator. On 9 January 2007 he was named deputy prime minister for European affairs.
He has received a number of honorary foreign honours for his activities.
