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Bedřich Moldan

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Bedřich Moldan
Bedřich Moldan (2004)
Minister of the Environment
In office
29 June 1990 – 24 January 1991
Prime MinisterPetr Pithart
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byIvan Dejmal
Minister without portfolio
In office
5 December 1989 – 29 June 1990
Prime MinisterFrantišek Pitra
Petr Pithart
Preceded byJan Motl
Succeeded byTomáš Ježek
Senator from Kutná Hora
In office
13 November 2004 – 13 November 2010
Preceded byJan Fencl
Succeeded byJaromír Strnad
Personal details
Born (1935-08-15) 15 August 1935 (age 89)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Political partyCivic Democratic Party (1991–2010)
TOP 09 (2010–present)
SpouseDobrava Moldanová
Alma materCharles University

Bedřich Moldan (born 15 August 1935, Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech ecologist, publicist and politician.

Moldan is professor of environmental science, founder and director of the Charles University Environment Center. From 2001 to 2004 coordinating lead author of Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.

From 1990 to 1991, Bedřich Moldan was the first Minister of Environment of the Czech Republic, then part of Czechoslovakia. He is a founding member of the Civic Democratic Party. In 2004 he was elected to the Senate of the Czech Republic.

In 2010 he received the SCOPE-Zhongyu Environmental Award for lifetime achievement.

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