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Petr Duchoň
Petr Duchoň
is a
Czech politician
and
Member of the European Parliament
with the
Civic Democratic Party
, part of the
European Democrats
and is vice-chair of the
European Parliament's
Committee on Budgetary Control
and its
Committee on Transport and Tourism
.
He is a substitute for the
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
and a member of the Delegation for Relations with the
United States
.
Eisenhower Fellowships
selected Petr Duchoň
in 2001
to represent the
Czech Republic
.
Education
Studied physics at
Masaryk University
Completed
postgraduate studies
in
vacuum technology
at the
Czech Technical University
,
Prague
, and a period of study in
Heidelberg
Career
Electron lithography
research engineer, coherent
electron beam
source designer
Began political career as
Deputy Mayor
of the
metropolitan district
of
Brno
Bystrc
Was later
elected
to the
city council
representing ODS
1998-2004:
Lord Mayor
of Brno
Participation in a number of study visits concerning
local
autonomous
authorities
Fellow of the
Eisenhower Foundation
See
also:
2004 European Parliament election
in the
Czech
Republic