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Michaela Šojdrová MEP
Member of the European Parliament
In office 1 July 2014 – 15 July 2024
Constituency	Czech Republic
1st vice-chairman ofKDU-ČSL
In office 30 May 2009 – 20 November 2010
Preceded by	Roman Línek
Succeeded by	Petr Šilar
Personal details
Born	Michaela Nováková (1963-10-28)28 October 1963 (age 62) Gottwaldov,Czechoslovakia (nowZlín,Czech Republic)
Political party	Czech Republic Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party European Union European People's Party
Spouse	Ludvík Šojdr
Children	2
Alma mater	Mendel University in Brno
Website	www.sojdrova.cz

Michaela Šojdrová (born 28 October 1963) is a Czech politician who had served asMember of the European Parliament (MEP) from July 2014 to July 2024. She is a member of theChristian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party, part of theEuropean People's Party.^[1]

She was born in Kroměříž. In 1983 she graduated first from theGymnasium Kroměříž, then she studied the Faculty of Horticulture of the then University of Agriculture (nowMendel University in Brno), majoring in horticulture and landscape gardening. She graduated in 1987.^[2]

Prior to entering politics, Šojdrová worked at the head office of the Czech School Inspection. She was also employed in various other education administrative roles.^{[citation needed]}From 1996 until 2010 she was a member of theChamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic.^[3]

Šojdrová was for two terms aMember of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2024. She served on theCommittee on Culture and Education, serving as coordinator of theEuropean People's Party group.^[4] From 2014 until 2019, she was also a member of theCommittee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Since her election, her work has focused on women's rights and gender equality.^[5]

Apart from her committee assignments, Šojdrová was part of the Parliament's delegations to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee, the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee as well as to theEuronest Parliamentary Assembly.^[6] She is also part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability.^[7]

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• Vice-chair, Committee on Culture and Education (2014-2017, 2022-2024)^[8][9]
• Member, Committee on Culture and Education (2014, 2017–2019, 2019–2024)
• Member, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (2014–2019)
• Member, Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2014–2019)

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