Věra Jourová
Věra Jourová | |
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Jourová in 2023 | |
| European Commissioner for Values and Transparency | |
| In office 1 December 2019 – 31 November 2024 | |
| President | Ursula von der Leyen |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Disbursed among 7 commissioners |
| European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality | |
| In office 1 November 2014 – 30 November 2019 | |
| President | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Preceded by | Martine Reicherts (Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship) Neven Mimica (Consumer Protection) |
| Succeeded by | Didier Reynders (Justice) Helena Dalli (Equality) |
| 15th Minister of Regional Development | |
| In office 29 January 2014 – 8 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Bohuslav Sobotka |
| Preceded by | František Lukl |
| Succeeded by | Karla Šlechtová |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 26 October 2013 – 21 October 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1964 Třebíč, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Political party | ANO 2011 (2012–2024) |
| Other political affiliations | European Democratic Party (2008–2010) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Charles University |
Věra Jourová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvjɛra ˈjourovaː]; born 18 August 1964) is a Czech politician and lawyer who served as Vice-President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency from 2019 to 2024, and as the European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality from 2014 to 2019. She served as a Member of the Chamber of Deputies between 2013 and 2014 and as the Czech Minister for Regional Development in 2014.
In 2019, Time magazine ranked Jourová in its list of 100 most influential people of the year, citing her role in the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation and new privacy rights as European Commissioner.