Vladimír Špidla
Vladimír Špidla | |
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Špidla in 2007 | |
| Prime Minister of the Czech Republic | |
| In office 12 July 2002 – 4 August 2004 | |
| President | Václav Havel Václav Klaus |
| Preceded by | Miloš Zeman |
| Succeeded by | Stanislav Gross |
| European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities | |
| In office 22 November 2004 – 9 February 2010 | |
| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | Anna Diamantopoulou Stavros Dimas (Employment and Social Affairs) |
| Succeeded by | László Andor (Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) |
| President of the Czech Republic | |
Acting | |
| In office 3 February 2003 – 7 March 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Václav Havel |
| Succeeded by | Václav Klaus |
| Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 7 April 2001 – 26 July 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Miloš Zeman |
| Succeeded by | Stanislav Gross |
| First Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | |
| In office 22 July 1998 – 12 July 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Miloš Zeman |
| Preceded by | Stanislav Volák |
| Succeeded by | Zdeněk Škromach |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1 January 1996 – 31 August 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 April 1951 Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Charles University in Prague |
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Vladimír Špidla (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvlaɟɪmiːr ˈʃpɪdla]; born 22 April 1951) is a Czech politician who served as the prime minister of the Czech Republic from July 2002 to August 2004 and as European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities from November 2004 to February 2010. He also served as chief adviser to Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka from 2014 to 2017.