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I was born on 15^th of August 1935 in Prague. My father worked as a police Lawyer and my mother was a Teacher. I graduated from the Mathematical-Physical Faculty at the Charles University in Prague 1958. From early 70´s I was involved in environment affairs in many directions. Since 1989 I became a member of Czech Parliament and Minister of the Environment of the Czechoslovakia. Currently I am a Professor at the Charles University in Prague, and Senator of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. I am a member of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and the Minister of Environment in a Shadow Government of this political party. My parliamentary work is primarily focused on environment affairs. I have some international offices in EU as well: I am currently the Chairman of the European Environment Agency in Copenhagen.

My wife works as a Professor of the Czech Literature at the J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic. We have three children. Although they have their own families and live in various places in Europe, from time to time we meet in Hanspaulka - a district in Prague where we live or at our cottage in the countryside. Our six grandsons always made our reunion time very enjoyable.

Prof. RNDr. Bedřich Moldan, CSc.

Date and place of birth: 15th August 1935, Prague, Czech Republic
Nationality: Czech
Marital status: married, 3 children
Home address: Prague

Family: Wife: prof. PhDr. Dobrava Moldanová, CSc., Daughter: RNDr. Alena Bartoňová (1958), Sons: PhDr. Petr Moldan (1962) and RNDr. Filip Moldan, PhD (1964)

Education and titles:

• Mathematical-Physical Faculty of the Charles University in Prague- Analytical Chemistry, RNDr., 1958
• Charles University in Prague, Candidate of Sciences, CSc., 1964
• Charles University in Prague, Associate Professor, Geochemistry, 1992
• Charles University, Full Professor, Environmental Science, 1997

Occupation and public offices:

• Parliament of the Czech republic, Senate, Senator, 2004 -
• Charles University Environment Center, Director, 1992 -
• Charles University, Full Professor, Environmental Science, 1997 –
• Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic, Advisor to the Minister, 2002 – 2004
• Czech National Statistical Council, member, 2002 –
• Joint Institute for Environmental Studies of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Charles University, Director, 2001 -
• Wim Kok´s high-level group on the Lisbon strategy, member, Brussels, 2004
• European Environment Agency, Copenhagen, Scientific Committee, member, 1999 – 2002, Chairman, 2002 – 2004
• The UN Commission of Sustainable Development, Chairman, 2000-2001, Vice-chairman, 1993-1994
• Delegation of the Czech Republic for negotiation on accession to the European Union, member, and Negotiator for Environment, Science and Education, 1998-2001
• The European Consultative Forum on the Environment and Sustainable Development, Brussels, member, 1998-2001
• Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Coordinating Lead Author, 2001 - 2004
• SCOPE, Paris, Secretary General, 1998-2001, Treasurer, 1992-1998. Project "Indicators of Sustainable Development", Chairman, 1994-1997. Project "Biogeochemistry of Small Catchments", Chairman, 1988-1994, "Value of indicators of Sustainable |Development", Chairman, 2003 - 2004
• Regional Environmental Center, Budapest, General Assembly, member, 2001, Board of Directors, Chairman, 1993-2001, member of General assembly, 2001 –
• Engineering Academy of the Czech Republic, member, 1997 –
• "Teplice" Program (a large-scale, long-term environmental study), Scientific Board, Chairman, 1993-2000
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech republic, Advisor to the Minister, 1991 - 1995
• United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Chairman of the PrepCom Working Group III., Vice-Chairman and Rapporteur of the Main Committee, 1991-1992
• Czech Union of Nature Conservation (the largest Czech green NGO), Chairman, 1991-1997, Chairman of Honorary Council, 1998 –
• Czech National Climate Program, Chairman 1991 - 1998, Vice-chairman, 1998 –
• Czech Parliament, Member, 1990-1992
• Minister of the Environment of the Czech Republic, 1990-1991
• Secretary and Vice-Chairman of the Ecological Section (the most important green NGO in Czechoslovakia during the Communist rule), 1978-1992
• Secretary of the Czechoslovak Spectroscopic Society, 1976-1986
• Geological Survey of Czechoslovakia, various positions from laboratory chemist to Head of the Biogeochemistry Unit, 1958-1989

Language skills:

• Native Czech speaker
• fluent in English – speaking and writing
• Also basic knowledge of German and Russian

Hobbies:

• Nature, reading, sport, music, woodcraft, travelling.