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Věra Jourová ((:ˈvjɛra 'jou̯rovaː); born August 18, 1964, Třebíč, Czech Republic) is a Czech politician, businesswoman, and lawyer. She was confirmed as the European Union's Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality as a part of the Juncker Commission in October 2014.〔 Previously, she was the Czech Minister for Regional Development. ==Czech politics== She served as secretary and spokesperson of the Municipal Office of Třebíč, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic, from 1995 until 2000 and as Head of the Department of Regional Development for the Vysočina Region from 2001 to 2003. She entered national politics when she was tapped to work as Deputy Head of the Ministry of Regional Development, where she led the European Integration Section until March 2006. Her responsibilities included leading the Czech team that negotiated EU funds with the European Commission and European Investment Bank as well as managing EU funds in the Czech Republic.〔 In October 2006, Jourová was accused of accepting a 2 million Kč bribe from Ladislav Péťa, mayor of Budišov, South Moravia, for securing EU subsidies to the reconstruction of the Budišov Chateau.〔 Although she was fully exonerated, she spent more than a month in pre-trial detention, which "brought divorce and anguish to her family".〔 Her prosecution was halted in mid-2008, when the police came forward and said that the bribery had never happened. Between 2006 and 2013, she was an independent consultant providing advice on EU matters to the Czech Republic, Romania, Russia, Belarus, Latvia, Estonia, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Moldova.〔 Jourová has been a member of the ANO political party since 2012, and since 2013, she has been the movement's deputy chairwoman. She was elected as a Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament in October 2013, and became Minister for Regional Development in January 2014 in the government of Bohuslav Sobotka.〔("Minister of Regional Development" ), mmr.cz, retrieved 27 May 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Věra Jourová」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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