Petr Gandalovič

Petr Gandalovič
Czech Republic Ambassador to the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 July 2011
President	Václav Klaus Miloš Zeman
Preceded by	Petr Kolář
Minister of Agriculture
In office 9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009
Preceded by	Milena Vicenová
Succeeded by	Jakub Šebesta
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 3 June 2006 – 1 March 2011
Personal details
Born	August 15, 1964 Prague, Czechoslovakia
Political party	ODS

Mgr. Petr Gandalovič (born 15 August 1964 in Prague) is a Czech politician and one of the founding members of the Civic Democratic Party. He is the current Czech ambassador to the United States.

Education

1978–1982 Secondary School in Ústí nad Labem
1982–1987 School of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague

Career

1987–1990: Teacher, Secondary School in Ústí nad Labem
1990–1992: Member of the Federal Assembly
1992–1994: Deputy Minister of Environment
1994–1997: Adviser to Minister of Foreign Affairs
1997–2002: Consul General of the Czech Republic in New York City
2002–2006: Mayor of Ústí nad Labem
2006 - 2007: Minister for Regional Development
2007 - 2009: Minister of Agriculture
2011–present: Ambassador of Czech Republic to the United States

Political career

1989: One of the founder members of the Civic Forum
1991: One of the founder members of the Civic Democratic Party
2002: Elected as Mayor of Ústí nad Labem
2006: Vice-chairman of the Civic Democratic Party

External links

• Homepage (Czech)