Born in 1954. Olomouc. Technical University in Ostrava, 1973-1978. Military service, 1979. Technician in Silnice Ostrava, 1979-1994. Deputy Mayor of Uničov, 1995-1997. Head of the District Office in Olomouc, 1997-2001. Governor of the Olomouc Region, 2001-2004. Observer in the Committee of the Regions. MEP since 2004.