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Juraj Chmiel | |
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| Minister for European Affairs | |
| In office 30 November 2009 –13 July 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan Fischer |
| Preceded by | Štefan Füle |
| Succeeded by | MikulášBek (2021) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1960 Budapest,Hungary |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
| Profession | diplomat |
Juraj Chmiel (born 16 August 1960) is a Czech diplomat. He served as the nation's Minister for European Affairs. [1]
Chmiel was born in Budapest but studied in Bratislava and later graduated from the Charles University in Prague. He's married and actively speaks English and Hungarian,in addition to Czech and Slovak.
He entered the diplomatic corps in 1992 and held several positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was specialised in Africa at that time. Chmiel served as the nation's Ambassador to Nigeria from 1996 to 2003 and Australia from 2008 to 2009. From September 2014 to June 2019 he served as Czech Republic Ambassador to Hungary. In June 2019,he took post of Ambassador to Slovenia till 2023. At present he works in the headquarters of MFA in Prague. [2]
Chmiel was nominated to the position by the Civic Democratic Party after the government approved his predecessor's nomination for the European Commission.
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