Jan Kohout
13.07.2010 / 14:30 | Aktualizováno: 06.03.2017 / 14:47
8/05/2009–13/07/2010 – Minister of Foreign Affairs for CSSD party
Jan Kohout was born on 29th March 1961 in Plzeň (Pilsen) – the capital of West Bohemia. He graduated at Faculty of Philosophy of Charles University (founded 1348) in Prague. After his graduation he started to work in the Institute of International Relations. After the Velvet Revolution in 1990 he entered the diplomatic service and worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Department of International Organisations. Since 4th January 2008 he served as Deputy Foreign Minister. On 8th May 2009 he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.
| 1984 | graduated at Faculty of Philosophy of Charles University, Prague |
| 1984–1985 | military service |
| 1985–1990 | Research Worker in the Institute of International Relations, Prague |
| 1990–1992 | Desk-officer in the International Organizations Department of the MFA |
| 1993–July 1995 | Director of the UN Department of the MFA |
| 1995–January 2000 | Deputy Head of the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the UN, OSCE and other organizations based in Vienna |
| 2000–December 2001 | European Correspondent, Deputy Director of the European Union and Western Europe Department |
| 11th December 2001 | appointed Political Director of the MFA |
| 15th August 2002 | appointed Deputy Foreign Minister |
| 19th May 2004 | appointed Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the EU |
| 4th January 2008 | appointed Deputy Foreign Minister |
| 8th May 2009–13th July 2010 | Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs |
- Official photo in print quality (300 dpi, JPG, 5,5 MB)
