Richard Falbr
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Richard Falbr is a Czech
politician
and
Member of the European Parliament
with the Czech Social Democratic Party
, part of the Socialist Group
and sits on the European Parliament
's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
.
He is a substitute for the Committee on Regional Development
, a member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with Mercosur
.
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Czech Republic)
Politics of the Czech Republic
Politically, the Czech Republic is a multi-party parliamentary representative democratic republic. According to the Constitution of the Czech Republic, the President is the head of state while the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising supreme executive power...
politician
Politician
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and
Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
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with the Czech Social Democratic Party
Czech Social Democratic Party
The Czech Social Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Czech Republic.-History:The Social Democratic Czechoslavonic party in Austria was founded on 7 April 1878 in Austria-Hungary representing the Kingdom of Bohemia in the Austrian parliament...
, part of the Socialist Group
Party of European Socialists
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and sits on the European Parliament
European Parliament
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's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
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.
He is a substitute for the Committee on Regional Development
Committee on Regional Development
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, a member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with Mercosur
Mercosur
Mercosur or Mercosul is an economic and political agreement among Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Founded in 1991 by the Treaty of Asunción, which was later amended and updated by the 1994 Treaty of Ouro Preto. Its purpose is to promote free trade and the fluid movement of goods, people,...
.
Career
- 1959-1963: Foreign-language correspondent
- 1963-1969: Language teacher
- 1970-1989: Trade union lawyer
- 1989-1990: Lawyer
- 1990-1994: Vice-Chairman of the Czech and Slovak Confederation of Trade Unions
- 1990-1998: Chairman of the Bohemian-Moravian Service Workers' Trade Union
- 1991-1992: Vice-Chairman of ČSSD (Czech Social Democratic Party)
- 1992-2002: Member of the administration of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
- 1993-2002: Member of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation
- 1994-2002: Chairman of the Bohemian-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions
- 1995-2002: Member of the administration of the Trade Union European Confederation
- 1996-2004: Member of the Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
- 1996-2004: Senator
- 1998-2002: Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
- 2002-2004: Member of the Committee on Mandate and Parliamentary Privilege of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
- 2002-2004: Member of the Standing Senate Commission on the Constitution of the Czech Republic
- 2003-2004: Observer at the European ParliamentEuropean ParliamentThe European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Czech Republic)
European Parliament election, 2004 (Czech Republic)
The European Parliament election of 2004 in the Czech Republic was the election of MEP representing Czech Republic constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election....