Oldřich VLASÁK

PEEuropean Parliament

BUROParliament's Bureau
REGICommittee on Regional Development
DACPDelegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

TRANCommittee on Transport and Tourism
DMERDelegation for relations with the Mercosur countries
DLATDelegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly

• Technology and Environment Department, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University (ČVUT), Prague - Master's degree (1980).
• Researcher at the Food and Refrigeration Technology Research Institute and at Kovoprojekta Praha (to 1989). Managing Director of Bohemian Waste Management (1989-1993). Managing Director of East Bohemian Airport (1993-1998).
• Long-standing member of the ODS (Civil Democratic Party) Executive Council.
• Member of Hradec Králové City Council (since 1994). Mayor of Hradec Králové (1998-2004). Vice-President of the Union of Towns and Municipalities of the Czech Republic, responsible for foreign cooperation (2000). President of the Union of Towns and Municipalities of the Czech Republic (since 2001).
• Member of the European Parliament (2004-2009).
• Chairman of NUTS II - North-East (1999). Member of the Committee of the Regions (1999-2004).
• Executive chairman of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) (since 2000). Member of the International Union of Local Authorities (IULA) (since 2006). Member of the United Cities and Local Government (UCLG) World Council.
• Volunteer member of the mountain rescue service (1980-1996).
• Publications: Evropská unie očima studentů; Evropská unie očima podnikatelů; Evropská unie očima občanů ČR; 15 let ODS ve Východočeském a Královéhradeckém regionu; Budoucnost kohezní politiky; co-author of the books Evropská parlamentní demokracie, Naše obce a města v Evropské unii, Naše města a evropské peníze.
• Publisher of the INFO information bulletin. Publications to accompany exhibitions in the European Parliament: III. odboj v Československu ('The third resistance movement in Czechoslovakia') and 100 let mezinárodního ledního hokeje ('100 years of international ice hockey')