Jan Kohout
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| Jan Kohout | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 8 May 2009 – 13 July 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Jan Fischer |
| Preceded by | Karel Schwarzenberg |
| Succeeded by | Karel Schwarzenberg |
| Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the European Union | |
| In office 19 May 2004 – 2 January 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Pavel Telička |
| Succeeded by | Milena Vicenová |
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| Born | 29 March 1961 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia |
Jan Kohout (born 29 March 1961) is a Czech diplomat and politician. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in caretaker government of Prime Minister Jan Fischer.[1] Kohout had been a member of the Social Democratic Party before accepting the office of Foreign Minister.
After the Velvet revolution, he entered the Czechoslovak and later Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served as Ambassador to the EU in Brussels as well as Deputy Foreign Minister. After Prime Minister Vladimír Špidla resigned in 2004, Kohout was offered the post but refused; Stanislav Gross took over as Premier.
Kohout is a graduate of the Faculty of Arts of the Charles University in Prague. He is divorced and has two children.
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| Preceded by Karel Schwarzenberg |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 2009–2010 |
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| President of the Council of the European Union 1H 2009 (May–June) |
Succeeded by Cecilia Malmström |
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