Milada Emmerová
| Milada Emmerová | |
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| File:Milada Emmerova.JPG | |
| 9th Minister of Health | |
| In office 4 August 2004 – 12 October 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Jiří Paroubek Stanislav Gross |
| Preceded by | Jozef Kubinyi |
| Succeeded by | David Rath |
| 2nd Governor of the Plzeň Region | |
| In office 14 November 2008 – 9 September 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Petr Zimmermann |
| Succeeded by | Milan Chovanec |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 4, 1944 Plzeň, Bohemia and Moravia (now Czech Republic) |
| Political party | ČSSD |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
| Occupation | politician, doctor |
Milada Emmerová (born 4 November 1944) is a Czech doctor, politician and former Minister of Health for the Czech Republic. She is a member of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD). Currently she is senator of Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic.
Personal life
Born in Plzeň, Emmerová was married (1966–1982) to Jiří Emmer, and had two children Jiří Emmer (* 1967), who became a doctor, and Helena Emmerová (* 1979).
Medical career
Emmerová completed her medical degree at Charles University in 1967. She practiced internal medicine in Pilsen rising to the rank of supervising physician in 1978. In the 1990s she became a consultant and lectured throughout the country. Since 2000 she has been a member of the New York Academy of Sciences. As of 2006 she remained on the faculty of the teaching hospital in Pilsen. In June 2006 she was appointed to the board of the Czech Universal Health Insurance (VZP).
Political career
Originally a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ), she joined the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) in 1994. Elected in the Czech election of 1996 and 1998 to the Chamber of Deputies, she served on the Health committee, first as a member and then starting after her reelection in 2002, as chairwoman. In 2004 in the government of Stanislav Gross, she was appointed as Minister of Health,[1] succeeding Jozef Kubinyi. When Grosse resigned she was reappointed by Jiří Paroubek. In a 2004 by-election she ran for the Senate from Plzeň, but lost to the ODS candidate.[2] During her tenure as Minister of Health she created hospital ombudsmen to expedite the handling of patient complaints.[3] However, during her tenure health care costs continued to rise dramatically. She was removed as Minister of Health on 12 August 2005.[4]
References
- ↑ ČN (29 July 2004) "Nová vládní sestava" Czech News Agency Prague
- ↑ Election results 2004 seat 7 Pilsen in Czech;
- ↑ ČTK (Czech News Agency) (17 August 2006). "Praha 8 bude mít svého ombudsmana", Prague
- ↑ "Czech health care minister Milada Emmerova dismissed" Pravda: News from Russia Moscow (12 October 2005);
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| Preceded by | Minister of Health of the Czech Republic 2004–2005 |
Succeeded by David Rath |
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